The Trump administration is preparing to send migrants from Iran, Afghanistan and Syria to the Central African Republic under a new third-country deportation arrangement, according to Reuters, a move that could place one of Africa’s most fragile states at the centre of Washington’s immigration crackdown.
The first flight could carry about 20 people and may leave as early as Thursday, Reuters reported, citing two lawyers and an official briefed on the matter.
The group is expected to include Iranians, Syrians, Afghans and a Turkish national, according to the sources.
The planned removals mark the latest expansion of President Donald Trump’s efforts to deport migrants who cannot easily be returned to their countries of origin due to diplomatic, legal or security constraints.
Protected migrants among those facing removal
