South Sudan mentioned Saturday it repatriated to Mexico a person deported from the US in July.
The person, a Mexican recognized as Jesus Munoz-Gutierrez, was amongst a bunch of eight who had been in authorities custody within the East African nation since their deportation from the U.S.
His repatriation to Mexico was carried out by South Sudan’s international ministry in live performance with the Mexican Embassy in neighboring Ethiopia, the South Sudanese international ministry mentioned in a press release.
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The repatriation was carried out “in full accordance with related worldwide legislation, bilateral agreements, and established diplomatic protocols,” it mentioned.
Rights teams have argued that the Trump administration’s rising follow of deporting migrants to 3rd international locations violated worldwide legislation and the fundamental rights of migrants.
The deportations have confronted opposition by courts within the U.S., although the Supreme Courtroom in June allowed the federal government to restart swift removals of migrants to international locations aside from their homelands.
It’s unclear whether or not Gutierrez and different deportees had entry to authorized illustration.
The group of eight males was convicted of significant crimes — together with homicide, murder, sexual assault, lascivious acts with a baby and theft — in the US, the Trump administration mentioned. Not one of the deportees is from South Sudan — the others hail from Cuba, Laos, Myanmar, Sudan and Vietnam.
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The U.S. Division of Homeland Safety has mentioned that Gutierrez had a conviction for second-degree homicide and was sentenced to life in jail.
The deportations signify a significant political victory for the Trump administration, which has sought to persuade international locations all over the world — regardless of their human rights file — to just accept deportees who aren’t their residents.
Different African nations receiving deportees from the U.S. embrace Uganda, Eswatini and Rwanda. Eswatini, in southern Africa, obtained 5 males with felony backgrounds in July. Rwanda introduced the arrival of a bunch of seven deportees in mid-August.
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