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By KEMO CHAM and MARK BANCHEREAU<\/strong><\/p>\n

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) \u2014 Nine migrants deported from the United States landed in Sierra Leone on Wednesday, the West African country said, in the latest example of the Trump administration\u2019s widely criticized deals with African nations to take third-country deportees.<\/p>\n

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Five migrants are from Ghana, two from Guinea, one from Senegal and one from Nigeria, the ministry of information said. The deals have raised questions about respect for the migrants\u2019 rights.<\/p>\n

The ministry\u2019s statement said the new arrivals \u201chave been checked into their hosting facilities, are comfortable and receiving the necessary support.\u201d It said 24 deportees were initially expected but didn\u2019t provide details.<\/p>\n

Alma David, an immigration lawyer with the U.S.-based Novo Legal Group who has helped deportees, said the lower number might be explained by the fact that several deportations were halted shortly before the flight left the United States.<\/p>\n

According to court documents seen by The Associated Press, a U.S. federal judge halted a woman\u2019s deportation to Sierra Leone after the government failed to let her seek protection under the Convention Against Torture, as required by law.<\/p>\n

Sierra Leone\u2019s foreign minister, Timothy Kabba, told local media Wednesday the government has agreed to temporarily receive migrants deported by the Trump administration, saying it only accepts West African nationals and the agreement is supported by a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. government.<\/p>\n

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The U.S. has struck third-country deportation deals with at least eight other African nations, many among countries hit hardest by the Trump administration\u2019s policies restricting trade, aid and migration. The other African nations known to sign deals are Congo, Equatorial Guinea, South Sudan, Rwanda, Uganda, Eswatini, Ghana and Cameroon.<\/p>\n

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Several have notoriously repressive governments and poor human rights records including Eswatini, South Sudan and Equatorial Guinea.<\/p>\n

Some of the countries have received millions of dollars in return, according to documents released by the State Department. Details of most agreements have not been made public.<\/p>\n

Lawyers and activists have raised questions over the nature of the deals with countries in Africa and elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Last week, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to bring a Colombian woman back to the U.S. from Congo after she was deported there even though it had refused to accept her because it could not care for her medical needs.<\/p>\n

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Banchereau reported from Dakar, Senegal<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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