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Trump Administration Pushes Third-Country Deportations for Asylum Seekers

12/23/2025

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The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is intensifying its effort to dismiss asylum claims by seeking third-country deportations.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attorneys have asked immigration judges to dismiss cases without merit and deport asylum-seekers to Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador, and Uganda, a move critics warn could undermine due process.
The push accompanies a funding boost for ICE and Border Patrol of $170 billion through 2029 to strengthen enforcement.

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The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is intensifying its effort to dismiss asylum claims by seeking third-country deportations.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attorneys have asked immigration judges to dismiss cases without merit and deport asylum-seekers to Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador, and Uganda, a move critics warn could undermine due process.
The push accompanies a funding boost for ICE and Border Patrol of $170 billion through 2029 to strengthen enforcement.