Democrats Demand Answers on Third Country Deportations

A group of more than 60 Democratic legislators sent a letter to the Trump administration on Wednesday that expresses "grave concerns" about ongoing removals to so-called "third countries" to which immigrants have no connection.

The legislators are requesting that the Trump administration provide "basic information" about the scope of the third country removal program, which the Trump administration has aggressively pursued. In many cases, people have been sent to nations to which they have no connection and have remained in detention abroad. The Trump administration has fought legal efforts that seek to block-or give people more time-to challenge their removals to unstable countries like South Sudan.

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