Forced flights: Inside the US's secret third-country deportation deals
An international investigative project reveals the Trump era’s secret third-country deportations, signing deals with about 35 countries and flying tens of thousands of migrants to destinations like the Central African Republic, Ghana and beyond to deter asylum seekers. Led by Stephen Miller and backed by hundreds of millions in funding to agencies like the IOM, the program operates largely behind closed doors and has drawn court rulings on due process while rights lawyers say it undermines asylum protections. The stories of individuals such as Nika and Kuyateh illustrate the human cost of these expulsions and the broader shift away from traditional asylum pathways.
