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EPISODE · Feb 20, 2026 · 9 MIN

Third Country Deportations Cost Millions

from The Raid · host John Carlos Frey

The Administration has pushed to deport migrants to third countries, not their countries of origin, to the tune of tens of millions of dollars.  In some cases per migrant costs to El Salvador, Ghana or Palau can cost upward of a million dollars each. John Carlos Frey breaks down a recent US Senate report detailing the shocking price tag.https://theraidpodcast.org/https://www.foreign.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/%28FINAL%20-%20web%29%20At%20What%20Cost%20-%20Inside%20the%20Trump%20Administration's%20Secret%20Deportation%20Deals_SFRC%20Minority%20Report_Feb%202026%200213.pdfDisclaimer:The statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants on this program are solely their own and do not necessarily represent those of the distributor of the program and any person or entity affiliated with said distributor ("distributor's affiliates").  The distributor and distributor's affiliates are not responsible for, and shall not be liable for, the statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants, or for any content that appears on the program.    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Administration has pushed to deport migrants to third countries, not their countries of origin, to the tune of tens of millions of dollars. In some cases per migrant costs to El Salvador, Ghana or Palau can cost upward of a million dollars each. John Carlos Frey breaks down a recent US Senate report detailing the shocking price tag. https://theraidpodcast.org/ https://www.foreign.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/%28FINAL%20-%20web%29%20At%20What%20Cost%20-%20Inside%20the%20Trump%20Administration's%20Secret%20Deportation%20Deals_SFRC%20Minority%20Report_Feb%202026%200213.pdf Disclaimer: The statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants on this program are solely their own and do not necessarily represent those of the distributor of the program and any person or entity affiliated with said distributor ("distributor's affiliates"). The distributor and distributor's affiliates are not responsible for, and shall not be liable for, the statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants, or for any content that appears on the program.

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