Key Facts

• President Donald Trump's administration deported dozens of people, including Afghans and others, to the Central African Republic (CAR).
• An Afghan man in his early 20s, protected from deportation to Afghanistan by a US judge due to Taliban persecution fears, was among those deported.
• The man's family members worked with the US military and received threats from the Taliban because of this.
• One brother served in the Afghan National Army and lives in the US; another was a US-trained pilot killed by the Taliban.
• The deportation flight to CAR included 12 Afghans, 8 Iranians, and people from Nepal and Nicaragua.
• This was the third US deportation flight to the Central African Republic in 2024.
• The US State Department advises citizens not to travel to the Central African Republic due to dangers like crime, kidnapping, and terrorism.
• The Trump administration has made agreements to deport people to countries where they have no ties as part of its efforts to crack down on immigration.