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- Burundi agreed to receive third-country deportees from the United States.
- Burundi will accept only deportees who face no prosecution and have no terrorism links.
- Spokesperson Nancy Ninette Mutoni said housing and community-integration preparations are under way.
- A U.S. appeals court ruled removal candidates must have a meaningful chance to raise persecution concerns.
- Lawyers reported a flight of about 70 people from Louisiana to Burundi and other African states was cancelled.