The Balkans, part of the US migrant expulsion strategy

Countries in the Balkan region have been involved in contacts within a broader US strategy for the expulsion of foreign nationals without regulated status, the US State Department for Radio Free Europe confirmed.

He did not comment on US media reports, Bloomberg, that US President Donald Trump’s administration is trying to persuade Balkan countries to accept migrants expelled – mainly from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela – who have been removed by temporary legal status in the US.

The United States, in response, does not comment on the details of diplomatic communication with other states, in the framework of the strategy for the expulsion of foreign nationals without regulated status.

American partners and regional leaders are working closely with us to end the crisis of illegal and mass migration, ”the US State Department said, adding that the implementation of President Trump’s administration migration policy is one of its main priorities.

« The departure from the US of foreigners, for whom there are final orders for expulsion, as well as the expulsion of illegal immigrants, protects the United States from foreign terrorists and other threats to national security and public order, » the response reads.

The US State Department also pointed out that continued cooperation with foreign governments is key to preventing illegal and mass migration, as well as for border security.

« As the Secretary of State (Marco) Rubio has said, we remain firm in our efforts to end illegal and mass migration and strengthen the security of US borders. In this regard, every state must urgently accept the return of its citizens who have no legal basis for staying in the United States, » the State Department said.

In some cases, it is also said in response, may also cooperate with other countries to facilitate the departure from the United States of third -country nationals who do not have a legal basis for staying in the US.

What did Bloomberg report?

Reuters news agency, quoting Bloomberg News, reported on June 5 that President Trump’s administration is pressuring Serbia and other Balkan countries to accept migrants expelled from the United States.

That same day, Radio Free Europe asked the Government of Kosovo if the US administration has also sent it such a request, but did not respond.

In April, Wall Street Journal also reported that Washington is considering the possibility of deporting migrants to Moldova, Kosovo and other Balkan countries.