US Deports Dozens to Central African Republic Including Afghan

The United States conducted deportation flights to the Central African Republic, including an Afghan man in his early twenties who had been granted protection from removal to Afghanistan because of Taliban threats, along with travelers from Iran, Nepal, and Nicaragua. Advocacy groups and legal experts say these operations reflect a broader immigration crackdown under the Trump administration and rely on often secret agreements that place asylum seekers in third countries. The Afghan man's family in Afghanistan had reportedly been threatened due to his brothers’ work with the U.S. military, a factor cited in court documents and advocacy statements. The CAR flights represent the second such operation since June, continuing a pattern of sending migrants to destinations not their own as part of immigration policy. Rights organizations characterize the practice as a loophole used to indirectly return asylum seekers to countries they fled. Coverage of the deportations has appeared across outlets including Al Jazeera, PressBee, India Today, and the Seattle Times.