A US deportation flight headed to the Central African Republic on Friday, lawyers told AFP, carrying nationals from Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey and Georgia.Such "third-country" deportations, including of people with legal protections, have become a staple of US President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration.The US State Department advisory for the impoverished, violence-wracked CAR reads: "Do not travel to Central African Republic for any reason."
US deportation flight carrying Iranians en route to C.African Republic
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