The US has reached bilateral deportation agreements with Honduras and Uganda as part of its crackdown on illegal immigration. This places Uganda alongside South Sudan and Eswatini as Africa countries to accept America’s illegal migrants.

The move is part of an attempt by Donald Trump’s administration to get more countries to accept deported migrants who are not their own citizens.

Human rights campaigners have condemned the policy, saying migrants face the risk of being sent to countries where they could be harmed.

Under the agreement, Uganda has agreed to accept deported migrants as long as they do not have criminal histories, but it’s unclear how many the country would ultimately take.

Last week, the US State Department announced it had signed a “safe third country” agreement with Paraguay to “share the burden of managing illegal immigration”.

The White House has placed stricter visa restrictions on the Africa countries that refused to house their deportees.

Rwanda has previously been criticised for its human rights record, including the risk that those sent to the East African nation could be deported again to countries where they may face danger.

Since the start of his second term, Trump has embarked on sweeping efforts to remove undocumented migrants – a key election promise that drew mass support during this campaign.

In June, the US Supreme Court cleared the way for Trump to resume deportations of migrants to countries other than their homeland without giving them the chance to raise the risks they might face.

UN rights experts and human rights groups have also argued that these removals to a nation that is not the migrant’s place of origin could violate international law.