Myanmar anti government celebrities, wishing to migrate to the US in the pretext of possible persecution by the government, might end up getting more than they bargained for, by ending up in Africa instead of the promised land.
Uganda has agreed to receive migrants who do not qualify to remain in the United States, a foreign ministry official said, in Washington’s latest attempt to speed up deportations. US President Donald Trump’s administration has negotiated arrangements to send people to third countries, such as El Salvador and Eswatini (formerly Swaziland of Africa).
Uganda already hosts the largest refugee population in Africa, nearly 2 million, according to the United Nations, and is the latest east African country to signal such a deal with Washington, joining Rwanda and South Sudan. He said it was a “temporary arrangement”, which specified that “individuals with criminal records and unaccompanied minors will not be accepted”.
