US deports migrants, including Iranian activist, to CAR
Key takeaways
- The number of migrants deported is not yet clear, but it is believed to be around two dozen.
- The flight that took off from Louisiana on Thursday night was carrying some two dozen migrants, including an Iranian pro-democracy activist, her lawyer has said.
- Other migrants set to be on the flight included nationals of Jordan, Armenia, Turkey, Georgia and Afghanistan, according to Ali Rahnama, interim executive director of the Iranian American Legal Defense Fund.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
The number of migrants deported is not yet clear, but it is believed to be around two dozen. The Trump administration has signed controversial deals with several African countries to deport migrants it cannot send home.
https://p.dw.com/p/5FL4MThe flight that took off from Louisiana on Thursday night was carrying some two dozen migrants and landed in Bangui on Friday [FILE: Mar 8, 2024]Image: Sam Mednick/AP Photo/picture alliance Advertisement The US has deported a number of migrants to the Central African Republic, one of the world's poorest and most troubled states, under a controversial deal that allows Washington to deport migrants who cannot be sent back to their home countries.
The flight that took off from Louisiana on Thursday night was carrying some two dozen migrants, including an Iranian pro-democracy activist, her lawyer has said. It landed in Bangui on Friday.