The Uganda Law Society (ULS), together with the East Africa Law Society, has filed urgent applications before courts in Uganda and at the regional level seeking to halt what it describes as a planned transfer of several individuals from the United States to Uganda under what it termed “undignified and dehumanising circumstances.”

In a statement issued on April 2, 2026, ULS Vice President Asimwe Anthony said the proposed arrangement allegedly involves a privately chartered aircraft expected to transport the individuals to Entebbe International Airport.

According to ULS, key government institutions mandated to oversee immigration and international agreements including the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control, the Parliament of Uganda, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Uganda were allegedly not formally engaged in the process.

The legal body further argued that no publicly available policy framework or legislation has been presented to regulate the reported transfer arrangement.

ULS described the alleged agreement as part of what it termed “ill winds of transnational repression” and raised concern over the involvement of private actors in the process.

The Society said it is seeking court intervention to stop the implementation of the arrangement pending judicial review.

The organisation has called on the public, media, and legal stakeholders at national and regional levels to closely follow developments surrounding the matter, while pledging to provide updates on further legal steps taken under its mandate as provided for in the Uganda Law Society Act.