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Burundi agrees to accept some third-country deportees from the US

Burundi's presidential spokesperson said the country will accept people deported from the US who have no prior link to it, excluding those facing charges or with terrorism links. No numbers, timing or costs were given.

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Mixed · 2Burundi has agreed to accept people deported by the United States who have no previous connection to the country, according to a spokesperson for the president. Mixed · 2Spokesperson Nancy Ninette Mutoni said only people not facing prosecution and with no terrorism links would be accepted. Mixed · 2The announcement gave no arrival date, number of people or financial details, and a Burundi foreign ministry spokesperson said details of the agreement were not yet available.

Mixed · 2Mutoni said preparations were underway for accommodation and integration into local communities, saying it requires "serious planning". Right · 1Reuters reported she also said the law would be respected if deportees chose to join Burundian citizens, and that Burundi aimed to strengthen diplomatic relations and offer hospitality. Right · 1The US has sent third-country deportees to about half a dozen African nations under deals that Senate Democrats say have cost tens of millions of dollars, according to Reuters.

Left · 1AP reported that a US appeals court ruling last week threw the programme into question, and that a flight of about 70 people to Burundi, Rwanda and the Central African Republic was cancelled, according to immigrants' lawyers. Mixed · 2The ruling did not bar such deportations but required a meaningful chance to raise fears of persecution or torture; the Trump administration says the policy is needed when home countries refuse deportees, while rights groups say the deals let the US circumvent legal protections.

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AP copy carried by The Independent stresses the vague details and the legal uncertainty created by a US appeals court ruling.
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Court ruling, cancelled flight of about 70 people, administration's defence.
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Does not mention Senate Democrats' cost estimate or rights groups' criticism that the deals circumvent legal protections.
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“A U.S. appeals court ruling last week threw the program into question.” — The Independent

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Right3 outlets

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Reuters copy carried by The Straits Times and Arab News leads on Burundi joining other African nations under Trump's immigration policy, with cost and rights criticism.
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Opaque deals, cost estimates, rights groups' criticism, citizenship and diplomacy remarks.
Leaves out or plays down
Does not mention the appeals court ruling or the cancelled flight.
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“hard-line immigration policy”“opaque deals”
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“under opaque deals that Senate Democrats say have cost tens of millions of dollars” — Arab News

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