# 2025-19939: US and Ecuador Team Up to Redirect Migrants Southward

2025-19939, Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Ecuador Relating to the Transfer of Third-Country Nationals to Ecuador, is a Federal Register notice from Homeland Security Department published 2025-11-17, effective 2025-07-23 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-19939
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-19939
- Title: Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Ecuador Relating to the Transfer of Third-Country Nationals to Ecuador
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Homeland Security Department
- Citation: 90 FR 51376
- Published: 2025-11-17
- Effective: 2025-07-23
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

US and Ecuador Team Up to Redirect Migrants Southward

## Summary

The U.S. and Ecuador have teamed up to transfer certain people from other countries to Ecuador starting soon. This agreement affects third-country nationals and sets clear rules on how and when these transfers happen, helping both countries manage migration better. No big costs were mentioned, but the deal kicks in right after the July 2025 exchange of notes.

## Abstract

The Department of Homeland Security is publishing the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Ecuador relating to the transfer of third-country nationals to Ecuador, effected by exchange of diplomatic notes on July 16, 2025 and July 23, 2025. The text of the diplomatic notes is set out below.

## Effects PRIA read

- U.S.–Ecuador Transfers of Third-Country Nationals: mixed, low. The United States and the Republic of Ecuador agreed to transfer certain third-country nationals to Ecuador. The agreement was effected by exchange of diplomatic notes on July 16, 2025 and July 23, 2025, and the transfers take effect right after the July 2025 exchange of notes. The agreement sets r…

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## Sources
- [2025-19939 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/17/2025-19939/agreement-between-the-government-of-the-united-states-of-america-and-the-government-of-the-republic)
- [2025-19939 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-17/pdf/2025-19939.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-19939 (as of 2026-06-08).