14.06.2026 Reportedly the U.S. has deported a group of migrants to the Central African Republic (CAR). CAR is one of the world’s poorest countries, plagued by almost constant state of rebellion. The U.S.-CAR controversial deal allows Washington to deport migrants who for various legal, and political reasons cannot be sent back to their home countries.
The U.S. deported migrants from Afghanistan, Iran, and other countries to violence-torn Central African Republic. https://t.co/NgqxWKCseU
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 13, 2026
The flight departed from Louisiana this week on June 11, carrying two dozen migrants, including an Iranian pro-democracy activist, her lawyer said. It landed in Bangui next day.
The Trump administration has deported an Iranian pro-democracy activist to the Central African Republic, a "super dangerous" transfer to a country with which the activist has no connection. https://t.co/zB2bsnIJ9S
— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) June 13, 2026
Other migrants on the boared included nationals of Jordan, Armenia, Turkey, Georgia and Afghanistan, according to Ali Rahnama, interim executive director of the Iranian American Legal Defense Fund.
Boeing 767 landed in the capital of the Central African Republic shortly before 10 p.m. local time (2100 GMT), after making a short stop in Ghana’s capital Accra, records of the ICE Flight Monitor managed by Human Rights First showed.
A flight carrying at least two dozen migrants, including an Iranian woman facing persecution in her home country, lands in the Central African Republic. https://t.co/L21t5KpN9A
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) June 14, 2026
The Human rights NGOs didn’t receive any information about the condidtions offered to the migrants in the Central African Republic. The possiblitites of communications in CAR are very limited. The internet landscape in the Central African Republic (CAR) is one of the least developed in the world, with an internet penetration rate hovering around 12%. Connectivity is overwhelmingly mobile-based, heavily concentrated in the capital city of Bangui, and remains prohibitively expensive. Internet in the Central African Republic (CAR) is among the most expensive globally, with mobile data averaging roughly $9 to $10 per 1 GB. (Image above: Shashi Yadav, Unsplash).
A source close to the U.S. Embassy told the Associated Press that some of the migrants were temporarily staying at a firefighters’ base near the Embassy compound under construction in Bangui. Others were due to be housed at other locations.
On June 11, the U.S. deported asylum seekers to the Central African Republic. At least one Iranian national with a court-recognized fear of persecution was on board. Two other Iranian women were spared only by emergency court orders hours before departure. pic.twitter.com/pfjWumt37y
— Iranian American Legal Defense Fund (@ialdf_official) June 13, 2026
Since the beginning of Trump’s second term, the U.S. government has signed a growing number of third-country forced transfer agreements with over 30 countries worldwide to expel and deport people to distant places.
The new U.S. approach to the illegal migration is becoming close to the Australian one.
Australia handles illegal migration through a strict, multi-pronged approach based on mandatory detention, offshore processing, and rapid deportations. Anyone entering without a valid visa or arriving by unauthorized boat is intercepted, prevented from settling permanently, and either turned back or transferred to third-party offshore processing centers.