Palau will take up to 75 migrants from the US in return for additional aid, after the tiny Pacific Island nation signed a memorandum of understanding with Washington on the transfer of third-country nationals.

US deputy secretary of state Christopher Landau spoke to Palau president Surangel Whipps in a call on Tuesday about transferring third-country nationals to Palau, the two sides said in separate statements, after Palau’s lawmakers rejected a previous request from Washington on the matter earlier this year.

President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, including his administration’s deportation drive, have been broadly condemned by human rights advocates over concerns about due process. The Trump administration has also sent hundreds of people to third countries to which they have no ties, a tactic that was rarely used in the past.

Improving domestic security

Trump has said the measures are aimed at improving domestic security.

Palau and the US signed an agreement “allowing up to 75 third country nationals, who have never been charged with a crime, to live and work in Palau, helping address local labor shortages in needed occupations,” the office of Palau’s president said.

Palau will take up to 75 migrants from the US in return for additional aid, after the tiny Pacific Island nation signed a memorandum of understanding with Washington on the transfer of third-country nationals.

US deputy secretary of State Christopher Landau spoke to Palau president Surangel Whipps in a call on Tuesday about transferring third-country nationals to Palau, the two sides said in separate statements, after Palau’s lawmakers rejected a previous request from Washington on the matter earlier this year.

President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, including his administration’s deportation drive, have been broadly condemned by human rights advocates over concerns about due process. The Trump administration has also sent hundreds of people to third countries to which they have no ties, a tactic that was rarely used in the past.

Trump has said the measures are aimed at improving domestic security.

Palau and the US signed an agreement “allowing up to 75 third-country nationals, who have never been charged with a crime, to live and work in Palau, helping address local labour shortages in needed occupations,” the office of Palau’s president said.