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Trump ramps up third-country US deportations despite outcry

Official data shows tens of thousands of migrants and asylum seekers have been sent to countries they have no ties to; rights groups keep objecting.

On air: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on BBN Newsroom
Published 2:53 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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First reported by Al Jazeera: “Trump ramps up third-country US deportations despite global rights outcry”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 2:53 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger.
Topics: US, Trump.
BBN covered this story before: Greene slams Omar probe; Illinois teen held in temple plot (October 15).

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Al JazeeraTrump ramps up third-country US deportations despite global rights outcry

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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Washington today, official data shows tens of thousands of migrants and asylum seekers have been deported by the United States to countries they have no ties to, and the Trump administration is stepping up the practice despite criticism from rights groups around the world.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNo ties at all? Not a cousin, not a layover?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNot a cousin, Hank.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorPeople are sent to places they have never lived, and critics say that leaves them stranded among strangers with nothing to go back to.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the destination is picked the way I pick a lunch spot. Whatever is open.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorYour lunch spot at least takes your order.

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