A flight deporting migrants, including Iranian women granted protection from removal to Iran, arrived in the Central African Republic. This highlights the Trump administration's use of third-country deportation agreements with nations like the Central African Republic, a poor and conflict-ridden state allied with Russia. Lawyers warn the practice may force asylum seekers back to persecution.
A deportation flight carrying at least two dozen migrants, including Iran ian women granted protection from removal to Iran , landed in the Central African Republic on Friday.
This represents the latest instance of the Trump administration's controversial agreements with African and Latin American nations to accept third-country deportees. The Central African Republic, an impoverished and conflict-ridden nation, is among at least nine African countries with such arrangements. Immigration lawyers assert that the administration exploits deportations to third countries as a legal loophole to indirectly compel asylum seekers to return to their nations of origin. The exact number of migrants on the flight from Louisiana remains uncertain.
Among those slated for deportation were individuals from Iran, Jordan, Armenia, Turkey, Georgia, and Afghanistan. Three Iranian women in the U.S. were originally scheduled for deportation to the Central African Republic; two obtained emergency court orders temporarily halting their removal pending judicial review of the government's actions. These women had been granted withholding of removal by U.S. judges based on credible fears of persecution in Iran due to politics or religion.
Legal representatives express grave concern that, despite this protection, the individuals are being removed to a country where they have no ties or support network, potentially forcing them back to the countries they fled. The Department of Homeland Security declined to comment on future removal operations citing security reasons, while Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not immediately respond.
The Central African Republic is one of the world's poorest nations, with a third of its population living on less than $2 daily despite gold reserves. It has endured prolonged conflict between government forces and armed groups. The country is a close ally of Russia in Africa, with the Wagner mercenary group historically active in providing security and combating rebels; recent tensions involve Russia's attempt to replace Wagner with the state-controlled Africa Corps.
Concerns are heightened regarding an Iranian asylum seeker's transfer to the Central African Republic given Russia's influence and its security partnership with Iran. The International Organization for Migration, a UN agency, will provide post-arrival humanitarian assistance at the request of Central African authorities. The U.S. earlier awarded $85 million to the IOM for operations in the Central African Republic to assist migrants and promote community stabilization. Reporting contributions came from Dakar, Senegal, Washington, and Casablanca, Morocco
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