Paraguay receives 16 third country migrants deported from US


ASUNCION, ⁠April 23 (Reuters) - Paraguay ⁠received on Thursday ‌a first group of 16 migrants from ​third countries deported ⁠from ⁠the United States under ⁠a migration ‌cooperation agreement ⁠signed between the two ​countries, ‌the Paraguayan government said ⁠in ​a statement

Initially 25 people were ⁠expected to arrive ​in Paraguay, but only the 16 ⁠migrants "meet the legal requirements for entry and temporary ​stay in ⁠the country", the ​statement added.

(Reporting ‌by Daniela ​Desantis; Editing by Sharon Singleton)

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