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United Nations experts have warned that the Trump administration's policy of deporting migrants to third countries violates human rights. The warning, reported by The Guardian, adds international scrutiny to Washington's immigration crackdown, under which people are being removed to nations other than their country of origin. Rights experts say such transfers risk exposing deportees to persecution, unsafe conditions and denial of due process.

United Nations experts have warned that the Trump administration's policy of deporting migrants to third countries violates international human rights law. The warning, reported by the Guardian, adds to mounting criticism of the US practice of sending deportees to nations other than their home countries. Critics say the transfers expose migrants to unsafe conditions, while the administration defends the policy as an immigration enforcement tool.

Reports describe US deportees sent to Equatorial Guinea who were allegedly beaten and imprisoned after arrival. Critics are comparing the practice to the extraordinary rendition programme of the war on terror, arguing the US is offloading migrants to a country with a poor human rights record. Rights advocates are calling for accountability and questioning the legality of such deportation arrangements.