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There are about 71,000 people in detention right now, which is a record high.
The report is based on a review of agreements through January, staff travel and communications with U.S.
and foreign government officials.
The report states that the U.S.
has sent more than $32 million to five countries to accept third country deportees, including Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, and Palau.
It estimates the Trump administration spent more than $7.2 million on third country deportation flights.
The senator says that's likely an undercount.
Some of these countries have records of human rights violations and corruption.
The Trump administration has aggressively cracked down on illegal and legal migration, deporting hundreds of thousands of people.
Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News, Austin.
The report is based on a review of agreements through January, staff travel, and communications with U.S.
and foreign government officials.
The report states that the U.S.
has sent more than $32 million to five countries to accept third country deportees, including Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, and Palau.
It estimates the Trump administration spent more than $7.2 million on third country deportation flights.
The senator says that's likely an undercount.
Some of these countries have records of human rights violations and corruption.
The Trump administration has aggressively cracked down on illegal and legal migration, deporting hundreds of thousands of people.
Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News, Austin.
It happened on January 14th in Minneapolis.