Argentina is in advanced discussions to serve as a destination for US deportations, according to a report by the New York Times
The United States and Argentina are in advanced talks to negotiate an agreement that would allow the U.S. to deport immigrants from other nations to the South American nation, the New York Times reported on Friday.
According to the article, an official from the Argentine administration submitted a proposal earlier this month to complete the third-country agreement with the United States.
The report could not be independently verified by Reuters. Argentina’s foreign ministry and a U.S. State Department official declined to comment.
A third-country arrangement with Argentina would reinforce President Donald Trump’s intention to deport millions of immigrants in the U.S. illegally. Removals to third nations, such as South Sudan, Eswatini, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Panama, have been increased under his government.
Argentina’s immigration policy has previously been somewhat open, but Trump’s close supporter, President Javier Milei, has attempted to tighten immigration by cracking down on people with criminal records and mandating that visitors have health insurance.
Just this week, National Security Minister Alejandra Monteoliva announced in a video that in December and January approximately 5,000 persons were not permitted to enter the country or were expelled in those months, a “historic record.”
