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Guyana receives six Cuban and Afghan deportees from United States

Guyana accepted six U.S. deportees without criminal records under a temporary arrangement, according to Associated Press.

Updated Sep 5, 2026 · 16:19 UTC1 reports

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Guyana received six Cuban and Afghan nationals deported from the U.S. under a third-country deportation program.[Associated Press]
Guyana Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud stated that vetting confirmed none of the individuals have criminal backgrounds and they were removed primarily over immigration issues.[Associated Press]
The one-year arrangement does not grant permanent resettlement, and the U.N. International Organization for Migration is handling the return program without housing costs to Guyana.[Associated Press]
Other Caribbean nations, including Belize, St. Kitts and Nevis, and St. Lucia, have also accepted or scheduled small deportee arrivals.[Associated Press]

Guyana accepted six Cuban and Afghan nationals deported from the U.S. under a third-country deportation mechanism.[Associated Press]
Guyanese vetting confirmed the arriving individuals have no criminal records, having been removed from the U.S. primarily over immigration issues.[Associated Press]
The one-year hosting arrangement does not establish permanent resettlement, and Guyana incurs no housing or support costs under the U.N. IOM-run program.[Associated Press]
St. Kitts and Nevis, Belize, and St. Lucia have also agreed to or received small groups of U.S. deportees.[Associated Press]

Whether the U.S. will seek further deportation transfers beyond the current group remains unconfirmed, though Guyanese officials state no additional requests have been made.[Associated Press]

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