Kosovo accepts US request to host third-party deportees
By Fatos Bytyci
PRISTINA (Reuters) -Kosovo has accepted a request to receive migrants deported from the United States, with an initial plan to take in 50 deportees per year, the government said in a statement to Reuters on Wednesday.
"The government has expressed its readiness to participate, with the opportunity to select individuals from a proposed pool, provided they meet specific criteria related to the rule of law and public order," it said.
The United States is on the look-out for partners to receive third party nationals as it seeks to deliver on President Donald Trump's promise of record-level deportations.
Kosovo, a Balkan country of 1.6 million people, already has a deal to receive 300 prison inmates from Denmark beginning in 2027 in return for 210 million euros over the next decade, and has expressed interest in receiving deportees from Britain.
Kosovo-U.S. relations are particularly strong, given the U.S. lead in supporting independence from Serbia in 2008.
"We hold their support in very high regard," the statement said.
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