The United States would like to send illegal aliens to Burkina Faso, one of the world’s poorest and most dangerous countries, if the illegal aliens’ own countries won’t accept them back.
But Burkina Faso has refused, and the U.S. has now stopped issuing visas to people in Burkina Faso who want to visit the U.S. (the U.S. says many people from Burkina Faso overstay their visas):
Burkina Faso’s military government has refused to take in deportees from the US, as Washington suspended issuing visas in the West African nation.
Foreign affairs minister Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré questioned if the embassy’s decision was “blackmail” after he rejected a US proposal to take in migrants from third countries.
Donald Trump’s administration has turned to African countries as a destination to deport migrants to as part of his crackdown on immigration….Appearing on state broadcaster RTB late on Thursday, the foreign minister asked: “Is this a way to put pressure on us? Is this blackmail?” He said he had a meeting with the US Embassy on Wednesday in which he rejected the offer to accept deportees.
On Thursday, the US embassy in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou announced on its website that it would temporarily pause issuing immigrant, tourist, student and business traveller visas. Instead, residents of Burkina Faso will have to travel to the US embassy in the capital of neighboring Togo.
Foreign Minister Traoré said he had received a diplomatic note from the US explaining that Burkina Faso was put on a list of countries whose nationals had not respected rules around US visas…
Several African countries – Eswatini, Ghana, Rwanda and South Sudan – have all accepted people from third countries expelled from the US in recent months.
On Monday, Eswatini accepted 10 deportees despite legal challenges, adding to an earlier group of five, which the US had described as serious criminals.
However, Nigeria has said it would not take any US deportees.
Although the U.S. would like to send illegal aliens to Burkina Faso, it warns people not to travel there because the country is too dangerous even for a short visit. The U.S. State Department’s travel advisory says:
Do not travel to Burkina Faso for any reason due to terrorism, crime, and kidnapping…Terrorist organizations continue to plan and conduct terrorist activities throughout Burkina Faso.
Terrorism
Terrorists may attack anywhere with little or no warning and may utilize various tactics including the use of common, commercially available items or the use of kidnapping for ransom. Targets may include but are not limited to:
- Hotels
- Restaurants
- Police stations
- Customs offices
- Areas at or near mining sites
- Places of worship
- Military posts
- Schools
Many people were massacred in an attack on a church in Burkina Faso.
Burkina Faso’s military dictator is using artificial intelligence to create fake positive news about himself, and to falsely make it seem like he is popular and adored by celebrities like Beyonce and Justin Bieber. That has reduced popular opposition to him despite his ineffectiveness in fighting violent rebels who have seized control of a lot of villages in Burkina Faso.
Burkina Faso’s military dictator recently ordered the Gates Foundation to stop its work breeding generically-modified mosquitoes to fight malaria.
