Source: Amnesty International –
Since February 2025, the United States has significantly expanded its policy to send people it wants to remove from its territory to countries that they are not from and have no connection to. While this practice is not new, the Trump administration has been doing this in ways that are increasingly discriminatory and violate fundamental rights.
The second Trump administration has so far concluded new agreements with more than 30 countries for the removal of third country nationals (for updated figures, see Third Country Deportation Watch). The Migration Policy Institute estimates that around 15,000 people were removed to third countries between January and December 2025 alone – 13,000 of them to Mexico. Many of them have been arbitrarily detained in the country of destination.
This policy is unlawful, as it violates the due process guarantees that people are entitled to before removal. Additionally, in many cases it is placing thousands at risk of human rights violations in the country they are sent to. Amnesty International experts answer some of the key questions to understand why this policy must be repealed.