Deportations to so-called unsafe countries surge under Trump, drawing legal and moral debate

A Marshall Project analysis shows the Trump administration deported more than 21,000 people to countries the State Department deemed too dangerous to visit—destinations including Ukraine, Haiti and Myanmar—most with no criminal convictions and at least 600 children among the deportees. The report highlights Iran, where 18 people were deported in late January ahead of planned strikes, and notes three Iran-bound flights since September, raising international-law concerns about asylum protections and torture risk. It also discusses the use and rollback of temporary protected status and compares these deportations to similar practices under other administrations, including Haiti under Biden.