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The US has deported some migrants to the Central African Republic under a controversial deal that allows Washington to deport migrants who cannot be sent back to their home countries.
The Eastleigh Voice reports that the flight from Louisiana on Thursday was carrying some two dozen migrants, including an Iranian pro-democracy activist, her lawyer has said. It landed in Bangui on Friday.
Other migrants reported 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 Defence Fund.
The deportation plane landed in the capital of the Central African Republic shortly before 10 pm local time, after making a stop in Ghana’s capital, Accra, records of the ICE Flight Monitor managed by Human Rights First showed.
No details were given on where the deportees will be housed or the duration of their stay in the Central African Republic.
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 in other locations.
Upon their arrival, men and women were separated, the source added.
