Overview

• Uganda’s foreign ministry official Vincent Bagiire announced the arrangement on X, calling it a temporary measure for people denied U.S. asylum who decline return to their homelands.
• Kampala says it will prioritize people from African countries and will not accept those with criminal records or unaccompanied minors.
• Key details, including how many people will be taken and whether Uganda will receive payments or other benefits, remain under negotiation.
• Officials in Kampala say President Yoweri Museveni personally approved the pact after weeks of confidential talks and visits by U.S. delegations.
• The agreement fits a broader Trump administration push for third‑country removals, following transfers to South Sudan and Eswatini that have drawn criticism from UN experts and human rights groups.