A US deportation flight headed to the Central African Republic on Friday, lawyers told AFP, carrying nationals from Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey and Georgia.Such "third-country" deportations, including of people with legal protections, have become a staple of US President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration.The US State Department advisory for the impoverished, violence-wracked CAR reads: "Do not travel to Central African Republic for any reason."

The Trump administration plans to deport a number of Iranians and other migrants to Central African Republic, a chronically unstable country racked by

The Iranians include two women who face potential torture and persecution if they are forced to go back to Iran, their lawyer, Emily Trostle, said.