Sep 01, Kathmandu - The New York Times has reported that the new third-country deportation policy introduced by the Donald Trump administration has led to severe human rights violations and inhumane treatment of immigrants.

Under this policy, numerous migrants from the United States have been flown via chartered flights lasting up to 14 hours to African countries such as Liberia and Equatorial Guinea, despite having no connections to these nations. Instead, they are being sent to countries like Cuba, Venezuela, and Brazil, among others.

One notable case involves a 49-year-old Cuban national, Sánchez, who was handcuffed and chained with iron shackles around his waist before being transported from Louisiana to Africa. Due to excruciating pain from past surgeries and gunshot injuries, Sánchez begged American officials for medical treatment and restroom access, but his requests were ignored. As a result, he had to relieve himself while still dressed in clothes.

Similarly, Venezuelan Carlos Telez-Sánchez was detained and sent to Liberia after being arrested while attempting to renew his work permit despite having a court-issued stay order. He described being treated like an animal during the process.

A 21-year-old Brazilian woman, Paola Doss Centos, was kept in a freezing room for 15 months before deportation, with only one bathroom shared among fifty people. She reported being separated from her child and restrained as if she were livestock.

There are also reports of migrants who had obtained court-issued stay orders preventing their deportation to their home countries being forcibly sent to third countries, in violation of legal protections.

In response to the controversy, the US Department of Homeland Security and State Department stated that only those unable to return to their home countries are being sent to third countries, and that detainees are being provided with adequate medical care.