Trump administration deports relative of Afghans who helped US military to Central African Republic

The United States deported dozens of people, including an Afghan man, to the Central African Republic on Saturday, according to a report from DAKAR, Senegal. The Afghan man, in his early twenties, had brothers who assisted the U.S. military, leading to threats from the Taliban for his family, as stated by his lawyer Alma David and an advocacy group.

One brother served in the Afghan National Army, collaborating with U.S. forces before the Taliban's rise to power in 2021, while another was a trained U.S. pilot killed by the Taliban. A total of 12 Afghans, eight Iranians, and several individuals from Nepal and Nicaragua were on the deportation flight that landed in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic.

This follows a similar deportation flight to the Central African Republic in June, carrying two dozen migrants, according to Savi Arvey, director of policy, refugee, and immigrant rights at Human Rights First. The Trump administration has employed this practice, deporting individuals to various countries not their own, as a means to curb immigration, according to immigration lawyers.