00:00The Trump administration is ramping up its immigration crackdown.
00:04The news outlet CBS is reporting that Washington has expanded efforts to deport migrants by pressuring foreign governments to accept individuals who aren't even their own citizens.
00:15According to CBS, Uganda has allegedly agreed to take in non-criminal deportees from across Africa,
00:21while Honduras will receive migrants from other Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, including families and children.
00:27The controversial deals are based on the U.S. Safe Third Country Law, which allows asylum seekers to be rerouted to nations deemed capable of processing their claims.
00:36Critics argue the policy offloads U.S. asylum responsibilities onto other countries with fragile systems and questionable human rights records.
00:45The agreements are part of a broader push by the Trump administration to ramp up deportations when returning migrants to their home countries isn't possible.
00:53On Wednesday, Uganda denied reports that a deal had been struck.
00:57The country's foreign minister says there's no such deal, adding Uganda lacks the capacity to host foreign deportees.
01:03South Sudan, Rwanda and Eswatini have agreed to similar deals, sparking backlash from human rights groups.
01:08The country's foreign Allahee
01:27in Latin America
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