Florida Cubans Deported to Central African Republic in Controversial Immigration Sweep

Thirty-six Cuban immigrants from Florida were deported on a 21‑hour flight to the Central African Republic as part of a DHS/ICE operation described by officials as the largest deportation effort in history. Detainees say they were kept in limbo with unclear asylum options and no clear information about their future, while advocates call it a humanitarian and due‑process concern. U.S. authorities say the removals are lawful and that ICE's custody responsibilities end once detainees are in third-country territory.