{"id":"8ce56ca8-06a2-40bf-bf7d-ef3b57ed65b4","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/21/first-thing-trump-secret-deportation-deals","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true,"owner":"Guardian Media Group"},"title":"Banished to alien lands – Trump’s secret deportation deals | First Thing","plainHeadline":"Trump's administration has deported more than 25,000 people to countries not their own since 2025.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Since 2025, over 25,000 people deported to non-origin countries under third-country deals.","The US struck 35 deals with various countries to enable removals.","Some deportations included Peruvians, Colombians sent to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.","A federal appeals court ruled the policy unlawful, citing due process concerns.","The government plans to appeal the court decision within 90 days."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-21T10:33:40.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-21T10:45:50.348Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/a6feb49e-0679-4770-95aa-c00c075318a5","storyId":"a6feb49e-0679-4770-95aa-c00c075318a5","image":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5e0a2a4e770f69f8cadd8dc617663a1a8fb0de06/1_0_4998_4000/master/4998.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=ae9bbf1c50e7e8e0edc3f2b08b00d4dc","author":"Jem Bartholomew","dek":"Thousands of people deported from the US to countries where they have no connections. Plus, European spy chiefs warn of Moscow action against Nato"}