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Uganda said on Friday it had received eight deportees from the United States, the first such transfer after both countries last year signed a bilateral migration cooperation agreement.The agreement designates the east African country as a safe third country destination for migrants Washington cannot return to their home countries.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The foreign ministry said, “eight individuals, whose cases had been reviewed and approved by a USA immigration judge, arrived in Uganda from the USA on 1st April 2026,” adding that their other details could not be disclosed due to privacy concerns.The deportees are of African origin, the statement said.On Thursday the Uganda Law Society, in a post on the X platform, said twelve people had arrived in Uganda, and added the deportees had been subjected to what it described as an “undignified, harrowing and dehumanizing process.”The deportation highlights the expansion of President
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