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U.S. Deports Six to Guyana, Eight Children to Guatemala

9/8/2026

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U.S. Deportations

The United States deported six migrants to Guyana and eight children to Guatemala under its third-country deportation program.
A Lake Worth Beach nonprofit organized the flight of the eight children to Guatemala to reunite them with their deported parents.
Guyana’s foreign secretary said the U.S. has made no further deportation requests.
Guyana will not bear any housing or support costs for the six deportees.

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U.S. Sends Migrants

The United States deported six migrants to Guyana and eight children to Guatemala under its third-country deportation program.
Human-rights groups condemn the transfers as sending non-criminal migrants to unfamiliar nations with limited protection.
Guyana’s Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud said the six deportees had no criminal backgrounds.
The U.S.–Guyana agreement lasts one year and does not provide permanent resettlement.
Amnesty International says more than 30 nations have such agreements.

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Rights groups criticize the deportations for sending non-criminal migrants to unfamiliar countries with limited protection.
Amnesty International estimates that over 30 countries, including 15 in the Americas, have signed third-country deportation agreements with the United States.
Within this story's sources, these angles appear mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receive less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

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U.S. Deportations

The United States deported six migrants to Guyana and eight children to Guatemala under its third-country deportation program.
A Lake Worth Beach nonprofit organized the flight of the eight children to Guatemala to reunite them with their deported parents.
Guyana’s foreign secretary said the U.S. has made no further deportation requests.
Guyana will not bear any housing or support costs for the six deportees.

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