Over 80 migrants from Latin America, Cuba, Turkey, Romania, and Afghanistan were forcibly deported to Bangui in August 2026, many claiming they never signed deportation orders and had pending asylum cases. Deportees report being coerced onto planes under threat of violence, given minimal provisions during 22-hour flights, and left in a hotel with no identification documents, visas, or legal status in the CAR.
US deports migrants to Central African Republic under controversial agreement
Migrants report severe psychological trauma, physical abuse during deportation, forced separation from families across 6,500+ miles, and suicidal ideation due to indefinite detention in unsafe conditions.