Central News Agency (CNA Sydney, July 1st, Combined News from Abroad) The Pacific island nation of Palau revealed today that the United States has begun deporting undocumented immigrants to Palau under an agreement. However, the first deportee who arrived at the end of May decided to leave after only about two weeks. The man's identity and whereabouts remain a mystery. Under President Trump's administration, Washington has accelerated the deportation of undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers, proposing to resettle them in unexpected countries such as Uganda, El Salvador, and Rwanda. Palau, one of the world's least populous nations, agreed to accept up to 75 deportees under a controversial agreement reached in December last year. "We welcomed the first deportee at the airport at the end of May, took him to temporary accommodation, and helped him connect his mobile phone and settle in," the Palauan President's office said in a statement to AFP. Although these immigrants, not accepted by the US, are supposed to live and work in their new country, this deportee apparently had no intention of staying in Palau. "About two weeks later, he decided not to stay," the Palauan President's office stated. Basic details about the man, including why he was deported and where he went after leaving Palau, are currently unknown. The International Organization for Migration (IOM), a UN agency, said it had met with the man during his brief stay in Palau. "The man refused assistance from the IOM," an IOM spokesperson told AFP. Under the memorandum of understanding signed in December last year, Palau agreed to resettle up to 75 deportees from the United States. All deportees must have a clean criminal record, and Palau reserves the final right to reject any individual. (Compiled by Li Pei-shan) 1150701 Stand with facts, your every donation is a force to protect press freedom. Download the CNA "First News" APP to get the latest news in real-time. Text, images, and videos on this websit