This analysis piece examines the Trump administration's growing use of third-country deportations, sending migrants including Venezuelans, Afghans, and others to countries where they have no ties, such as El Salvador and Eswatini. The article distinguishes between formal deportations to third countries and expulsions of asylum seekers under 'Asylum Cooperative Agreements,' which allow immigration judges to dismiss pending asylum cases. It notes the threat of such deportations is often used to pressure migrants into self-deporting or abandoning their court cases.