Monday, August 31, 2026 - The United States has deported an Afghan man in his early 20s to the Central African Republic despite a U.S. judge having granted him protection against deportation to Afghanistan because of fears of persecution by the Taliban.
His lawyer, Alma David, said the man’s family had received threats from the Taliban because of the work his brothers performed in support of the U.S. military.
One of the man’s brothers lives in the United States and served in the Afghan National Army, which worked alongside the U.S. military before the Taliban seized power in 2021.
Another brother was a U.S.-trained pilot who was later killed by the Taliban. Advocacy groups, including AfghanEvac, the American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights First, confirmed the man’s deportation.
The deportation flight landed in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, carrying 12 Afghans, eight Iranians and several people from Nepal and Nicaragua.
The move comes as the Trump administration expands deportations to third countries under agreements that advocates say are often negotiated quietly. Immigration lawyers and rights groups have raised concerns that sending migrants to countries where they have no ties could place vulnerable people at further risk.
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