The South American nation of Paraguay welcomed its first group of deported migrants from the United States on Thursday, marking the beginning of a new immigration cooperation deal between the two countries.
Paraguayan officials confirmed that 16 individuals from various third countries arrived in the capital city of Asunción as part of the deportation arrangement. According to a government statement, these migrants were the only ones who “meet the legal requirements for entry and temporary stay in the country” out of an originally planned group of 25 people.
The deportations represent the initial implementation of the migration cooperation agreement that Paraguay and the United States recently established. Officials did not specify which countries the deported migrants originally came from or provide details about the circumstances of their deportation from U.S. territory.
