United States Begins Deporting Undocumented Migrants to Palau

The United States has commenced the deportation of undocumented migrants to the Palau archipelago located in the tropical Pacific Ocean, the island nation announced on Wednesday.

Under President Donald Trump's administration, Washington accelerated efforts to deport undocumented migrants and asylum seekers, proposing their resettlement in countries such as Uganda, El Salvador, and Rwanda.

Palau, one of the world's smallest countries by population, agreed to accept up to 75 deportees under a contentious agreement signed with the United States in December.

A statement from the office of Palau's president to Agence France-Presse said, "We received the first person at the airport in late May, transferred him to his temporary residence, assisted him in activating his phone, and helped him settle in."