U.S. Push to Send Migrants to Africa Stirs Fears of an “Imperial” Offload

The Trump administration is quietly pushing a controversial plan to deport U.S. immigration detainees — including alleged criminals and gang members — to African countries like Angola. Though the deals are still in negotiation, internal U.S. government documents and recent public disclosures reveal that Washington has approached multiple African governments with offers to take in migrants who are not their citizens and, in some cases, have no ties to the continent at all.

Angola, alongside…