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New York Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- New York Times
Trump's Ambition Collides With Law on Sending Migrants to Dangerous Countries
As the Trump administration ships migrants to countries around the world, it is abandoning a longstanding U.S. policy of not sending people to places where they would be at risk of torture and other persecution. The principle emerged in international human rights law after World War II and is also embedded in U.S. domestic law. It is called 'non-refoulement,' derived from a French word for return. The issue came into sharp relief in the past month as the Trump administration has tried to deport migrants with criminal records to Libya and South Sudan, countries considered so dangerous that they are on the State Department's 'do not travel' list. 'What the U.S. is doing runs afoul of the bedrock prohibition in U.S. and international law of non-refoulement,' said Robert K. Goldman, the faculty director of the War Crimes Research Office at American University's law a recent affidavit, Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the Trump administration's efforts to send migrants to those two countries as part of a diplomatic push to improve relations. He acknowledged that the Libyan capital, Tripoli, was wracked by violence and critics of the administration, the sworn statement shows that the United States is no longer considering whether a deportee is more likely than not to be at risk of abuse through repatriation or transfer to a third country. State Department employees were also recently told to stop noting in annual human rights reports whether a nation had violated its obligations not to send anyone 'to a country where they would face torture or persecution.' Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
South China Morning Post
01-06-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Keeta rider with no ID or work visa risks arrest to eke out living in Hong Kong
Azfar* struggles to make ends meet by working illegally as a rider for food delivery platform Keeta in Hong Kong, putting him at risk of arrest as he lacks an ID card and work visa. Advertisement For the past eight months, the 27-year-old Pakistani has used the Keeta rider account belonging to his cousin, a Hong Kong resident whom he pays HK$3,000 (US$382) a month under a 'rent' deal they struck. 'My cousin has been living in Hong Kong for a long time and he suggested that I use his food delivery [platform] account,' he said. 'After he scans his face to login for a shift, I take his phone to work.' Azfar is a non-refoulement claimant who holds a recognisance form, commonly known as a 'going-out pass', allowing him to temporarily stay in Hong Kong but not to work. After paying his cousin, he is left with about HK$17,000 a month, which he uses to cover the HK$6,000 rent for a tiny subdivided flat in Sham Shui Po and his daily expenses. Advertisement He is one of a significant number of illegal workers who operate as riders for food delivery platforms, which have become a pillar of the gig economy. Other than Keeta, Foodpanda is the other major local player after Deliveroo folded in April.
