Overview

• A senior U.S. diplomat proposed in late January that Ukraine accept deportees who are not Ukrainian citizens, despite the country’s ongoing war and lack of functional airports.
• Ukraine has not accepted any deportees and there is no indication that the proposal was seriously considered or reached the highest levels of its government.
• The Trump administration has aggressively pursued third-country deportation agreements, with similar proposals made to nations like Rwanda, El Salvador, and Uzbekistan.
• Some Latin American countries, including El Salvador, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Panama, have agreed to accept deportees under various incentive-based arrangements.
• The strategy, part of the administration’s broader immigration policy, has faced logistical, legal, and humanitarian criticism, particularly for targeting vulnerable nations.