questioning the lack of parliamentary approval and claiming that the deal eases political pressure on the country's authoritarian president. After facing US sanctions that have targeted many government officials, including the parliamentary speaker, Ugandan President Yoweri "Museveni will be happy" to transact with Washington, said Ibrahim Ssemujju, a lawmaker who is a prominent opposition figure. "He will be asking, 'When are you bringing them?'"

Ugandan officials have released few details about the agreement, although said they preferred to receive deportees of African origin and didn't want individuals with criminal records. However, the country is being put forward as a possible location for high-profile detainee Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an El Salvador native who has been charged with human smuggling.

Abrego Garcia, the subject of a protracted immigration saga, was detained on Monday by immigration officials in Baltimore, and the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that Abrego Garcia "is being processed for removal to Uganda." Without parliamentary oversight, "the whole scheme stinks," said Mathias Mpuuga, until recently the leader of the opposition in Uganda's national assembly. (Jamaica Gleaner)