ICE expands third-country deportations, sending 100+ migrants to Africa
Aug 30, 2026

Over a 10-day period, ICE deportation flights sent more than 100 people from countries including Afghanistan, Cuba, Nicaragua, Iran, Nepal, Turkey and Venezuela to eight African nations—Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Liberia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone—none of whom were nationals of the receiving countries. The flights are part of an expanding Trump administration campaign using third-country agreements, with some deportees sent to countries facing armed conflict and human rights concerns, such as the Central African Republic, which is under a State Department advisory warning Americans to avoid travel there. More than 30 countries worldwide have agreed to accept third-country deportees, including Costa Rica, Panama and Paraguay, with some African nations such as Ghana and Sierra Leone limiting acceptance to deportees from other African countries. While some deportees sent to Eswatini and South Sudan have been convicted of violent crimes in the U.S., many others sent to Africa have no criminal history beyond immigration violations.
Sources
- ICE deports Afghans and others to Africa, expanding
- ICE sends Afghans and others to Africa, expanding “third country” deportations
Socast·Aug 30, 2026·archived copy
- Trump administration sends over 100 non-native deportees to eight African nations in expanded third-country initiative • Fact In Face • Your right to know. Our job to expose.
Fact in Face·Aug 30, 2026
- ICE deports Afghans and others to Africa, expanding “third country” deportations - Associatted Press
Associated Press·Aug 31, 2026
- ReliefWeb
Related incidents
- Gay Arizona man deported to Equatorial Guinea, beaten and jailed, later freed after judge's orderOct 9, 2026 · Tucson, AZ
- ICE arrests in LA tripled in 2025, nearly 15,000 deported, study findsOct 8, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
- Jamaican man deported to Eswatini describes isolation in maximum-security prisonOct 8, 2026 · Matsapha, Eswatini
- US deported 500+ people to third-country African nations despite torture, persecution risksOct 8, 2026
- Ethiopian asylum seeker shackled, deported to Chad despite pending habeas caseOct 8, 2026
- Laotian man deported to South Sudan despite court order, finally reaches Laos after year in detentionOct 8, 2026 · CA