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A small archipelago The island, six times smaller than Rhode Island, has agreed to take in “third country nationals” from the United States.
Palausituated in the west pacific oceanreached an agreement with the Trump administration in exchange for $75 million of foreign aid after five months of negotiations.
migrants Those who have never been accused of a crime will be allowed to live and work in the 180-square-mile country, where fewer than 18,000 people live.
The US Embassy in Palau’s former capital Koror confirmed this Details on social media A ceremony to sign the agreement was held on Christmas Eve.
An embassy spokesperson wrote, “The United States deeply appreciates Palau’s cooperation in enforcing U.S. immigration laws, which remains a top priority for the Trump Administration.” “In this regard, the United States provided $7.5 million to address relevant Palau public services needs.”
According to the statement, the funds will be allocated disaster preparednesslaw enforcement, and financial stability,
United States of America The deal has been in the works for months, as the Trump administration continues its goal of resettling migrants in countries where they are not from.
Lawmakers issued the demand in early July, but did not specify how many migrants Palau, a country to which the United States provides significant aid, would have to accept. Now this number has been confirmed to be 75.
Both Palau and the United States have a long history together, with the island nation granted full independence from the US in 1994 after five decades of US administration. Just a decade later, Palau became one of the few countries to actively support the US 2003 invasion of Iraq,
Although the archipelago has no military of its own, Palauans are eligible to serve in it U.S. militaryHe was deployed to Iraq twice during the war, along with residents of the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Samoa, Hawaii and Guam,
Palau Became fully independent in 1994 but remains heavily dependent on the United States for financial aid and defense assistance in exchange for special US entry rights. The United States is granted strategic use of Palau’s land and waters under its diplomatic agreements.
push to deport immigrants The move to an American archipelago thousands of miles away comes as the Trump administration tightens its crackdown on immigration.
In the festive season, ICE issued a AI-generated video of Santa Claus Undocumented immigrants wearing bulletproof vests and brandishing weapons were surrounded.
Later in the video, Santa can be seen carrying immigrants onto a plane for deportation after being processed at a detention facility.
A report has indicated that the Trump administration is planning Acquire at least seven industrial scale warehouses To be used as detention facilities for 80,000 migrants.
The Trump administration is facing growing problem Large numbers of undocumented immigrants are being held in detention centers trace The report shows that 67,000 people were held at ICE centers in November.
warehouse proposal, reported by Washington PostSaid each site would house 5,000 to 10,000 immigrants and would serve as part of a “feeder” system. That means detainees will go to processing centers before arriving at warehouses, to give ICE agents time to deport migrants at detention centers.