US deports 131 Central Asian migrants to Uzbekistan Fox News reports

WASHINGTON – Some 131 Central Asian migrants who were in the US illegally are being deported to Uzbekistan as part of a deal between the two countries, the Department of Homeland Security said on April 30.

The people deported are from Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, the department said.

They were flown out of the US on April 30, it added.

“We look forward to continuing to work together with Uzbekistan on efforts to enhance our mutual security and uphold the rule of law,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement.

President Donald Trump has pledged to deport millions of immigrants in the US illegally as part of a far-reaching immigration crackdown.

His administration has established new routes to deport migrants to third countries in the Western Hemisphere and recently removed an Iraqi man to Rwanda.

Democrats and advocates have said Mr Trump’s aggressive deportation push has bypassed due process and split families, including a recent case of a deported Cuban mother who said she was told she could not take her breastfeeding one-year-old daughter with her.

The Republican President’s initial deportations remain lower than 2024 under his Democratic predecessor, Mr Joe Biden, when high levels of illegal immigration led to more quick removals.

The White House and Uzbekistan’s embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to requests for comment. REUTERS

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