Trump’s SECRET Deportation Deals EXPOSED
April 12, 2026
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as posted by the channelSince he took office last year, Trump has deported over 15,000 adults and children from the United States to remote, dangerous third countries that they have no connection to. In this video, Legal AF Contributor Kristy Figueroa dives deep into the Trump Administration's secret third-country deportation deals with some of the world's most notorious human rights violators. Diplomacy is now being conducted through secret cash payments and unconscionable concessions. Millions of taxpayer dollars are being spent without meaningful oversight or accountability, and countless lives are being placed in danger.
Senate Comm on Foreign Relations Minority Report, "At What Cost: Inside the Trump Administration’s Secret Deportation Deals"
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South Sudan Travel Advisory
Central African Republic Travel Advisory
Senator Shaheen's November 10, 2025 Letter to Marco Rubio regarding $7.5M payment to Equatorial Guinea:
ICE Director Todd Lyons’ July 9, 2025 memo to ICE Employees re: 3rd County Deportation Procedures
SCOTUS June 23, 2025 Order granting stay of lower court's TRO in Third-Country Deportation Case, clearing the way for the deportations to continue, along with Sotomayor dissent:
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