Uganda announced on Thursday that it would accept deported U.S. illegal immigrants who aren’t from the country, setting itself up as a safe third country for deportees concerned about persecution if sent to their home countries.

The deal stipulated that illegal migrants sent to Uganda won’t be unaccompanied minors or have a criminal record, according to Ugandan Foreign Affairs Secretary Bagiire Vincent Waiswa. He also stressed that the deal was temporary and that Uganda’s capital, Kampala, and Washington, D.C., are still discussing specifics.

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