Eight people from different African countries have been deported to Uganda from the United States, the first such transfer under a migration deal signed last year.
The group arrived on Wednesday after a US judge approved their cases, Uganda's foreign ministry said.
The ministry said in a statement that its deal with the US designated Uganda as a safe third country for migrants who cannot return to their countries, for reasons such as persecution.
The Uganda Law Society has condemned the deportations, saying the individuals had effectively been dumped in the country "through an undignified, harrowing and dehumanising process".
The organisation called the process illegal and said it would challenge it in court.
