Another African country has rejected the Trump administration's deportation plan, turning down the arrangement despite a United States incentive push reported at $410 million.

The refusal, reported by Business Insider Africa, concerns Washington's effort to persuade foreign governments to accept deported non-citizens who are not nationals of those states. Under the plan, third countries would serve as receiving jurisdictions for removals carried out by US immigration authorities.

The reported incentive package attached to the proposal totals $410 million. The African government declined the arrangement regardless of that financial offer.

The word "another" in the reporting signals a pattern. At least one other African state has previously refused a comparable US deportation proposal, and this latest refusal extends that line of rejections on the continent.

What the plan involves

The Trump administration has pursued agreements under which countries accept deportees from the United States beyond their own citizens. Such third-country arrangements expand the range of destinations available to US immigration enforcement when a deportee's country of origin is unavailable or unwilling to receive them.

For participating states, the reported appeal is financial: the $410 million figure represents the incentive the United States put forward to secure acceptance.

Who is affected

The refusal affects the pipeline of US removals. Migrants facing deportation from the United States who cannot be returned to their countries of origin are the population such agreements target. Without a receiving-state agreement, US authorities must pursue other removal destinations or alternatives.

For the refusing country, the decision means it will not serve as a destination for US deportees and will not receive the associated US funding.

Why it matters

Third-country deportation agreements have become a central tool of the administration's enforcement strategy. Each refusal narrows the set of states willing to participate and complicates the logistics of removing non-citizens whose home countries are not viable return options.

The $410 million offer illustrates the scale of resources Washington is prepared to commit to secure these arrangements. The rejection demonstrates that financial incentives do not guarantee acceptance, particularly among African governments weighing domestic and diplomatic considerations.

The refusal also fits a broader pattern of resistance to the deportation plan, with the latest decision marking continued difficulty for the administration in building its network of receiving countries.

What comes next

The reporting does not specify subsequent negotiations or whether the United States will revise its offer. Readers should monitor official statements from the US Department of Homeland Security and the government concerned for confirmed developments.

Passport File will track further responses to the administration's third-country deportation programme as additional governments accept or decline participation.