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This comes as a US appeals court ruling has cast doubt on the broader deportation program.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-29T20:05:14.539Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-29T18:51:33.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-29T20:05:14.539Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":48,"critic":65,"hype":20,"notes":{"trust":"The central claim is attributed to a named spokesperson, and two independent outlets published full reports.","critic":"The reporting clearly separates fact from comment and includes specific details and dates.","hype":"The language is measured and proportionate, with a headline that accurately reflects the article's content."}},"tags":["#USImmigration","#Burundi","#DeportationPolicy","#HumanRights","#InternationalRelations"],"entities":["Burundi","United States","Nancy Ninette Mutoni","Eswatini","South Sudan","Central African Republic","Rwanda"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Burundi has agreed to accept deportees from the United States, according to a presidential spokesperson.","The East African nation will only accept individuals not facing criminal charges or terrorism links.","A US appeals court ruling has recently cast doubt on the legality of the deportation program.","A planned flight carrying approximately 70 people to Burundi, Rwanda, and the Central African Republic was cancelled."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Burundi has agreed to accept people deported from the United States, provided they have no prior connection to the East African nation. A spokesperson for Burundi's president stated that the country would only accept individuals who are not facing prosecution and have no links to terrorism. The announcement was made on a Tuesday by Nancy Ninette Mutoni, who spoke during an event in Ngozi."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Mutoni did not specify when the deportees might arrive or how many people Burundi had agreed to receive. She indicated that preparations were underway to provide accommodation and assist the deportees in integrating into local communities. The Trump administration has been expanding third-country deportations as part of its immigration enforcement efforts, sending individuals to countries where they are not citizens and may not have lived."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The United States has previously sent deportees to several African countries, including Eswatini and South Sudan. However, a US appeals court ruling last week has cast uncertainty over the program. Lawyers for immigrants reported that a flight scheduled to carry about 70 people from Louisiana to Burundi, Rwanda, and the Central African Republic was cancelled."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on flight details"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Independent and The Independent (US) report that a flight carrying about 70 people was scheduled to travel to Burundi, Rwanda, and the Central African Republic but was cancelled. None of the other reports mention this specific flight or its cancellation."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated or centre-rated reports mentioned the specific number of people Burundi has agreed to receive, nor did they provide a timeline for when deportees might arrive. 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