‘I’d rather die here than in Africa’: Migrants describe violent deportation flight

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   Migrants Describe Violence on Third-Country Deportation Flights

   Federal agents used pepper balls and shackles on deportation flights sending Latin American migrants to the Central African Republic, according to deportees and reports. More than 25,000 people have been expelled to third countries under the Trump administration policy, leaving deportees in legal limbo in dangerous conflict-ridden nations. Some migrants refused to board aircraft on a Texas tarmac, telling officials they would rather die in the United States than be sent to Africa. The Trump administration is also seeking Supreme Court intervention regarding the expulsions.

   Why it matters

   The program redefines standard immigration removal by sending asylum seekers and migrants to unfamiliar third-party nations rather than their countries of origin. This shift has alarmed human rights advocates as expulsions target individuals who originally fled repressive governments in Latin America. The rapid expansion of these removals highlights aggressive immigration enforcement strategies currently facing legal challenges.

   What is confirmed

   • More than 25,000 people have been expelled to third countries under Trump, including to the Central Africa Republic.
   • Federal agents repeatedly ordered a group of shackled immigrants off a bus and onto an airplane on a tarmac in Texas.
   • Migrants described pepper balls and shackles on U.S. deportation flights to Bangui.
   • Deported migrants describe life in legal limbo as the Trump administration seeks Supreme Court intervention.

   Still unconfirmed

   • Deportees describe inhuman psychological violence during the removal process.

   What to watch next

   • Supreme Court decisions regarding Trump administration intervention requests
   • Further legal challenges to third-country deportations
   Sources used for this update (13)

   1. Los Angeles Times — ‘I’d rather die here than in Africa’: Migrants describe violent deportation flight
   2. Magzter — Deportee describes ‘inhuman ... psychological violence’ | Los Angeles Times - newspaper
   3. NBC 6 South Florida — Migrants deported to African nation describe life in ‘legal limbo' as Trump administration seeks Supreme Court intervention
   4. belatina.com — Third-Country Deportations Are Redefining What Removal Means for Latin American Migrants in the Most Alarming Way
   5. Yahoo — Deported to Africa: Migrants describe being sent to a place they "had never heard of"
   6. www.latimes.com — ‘I’d rather die here than in Africa’: Migrants describe ...
   7. www.union-bulletin.com — 'I'd rather die here than in Africa': Migrants describe ...
   8. www.ganjingworld.com — ‘I’d rather die here than in Africa’: Migrants describe ...
   9. hoodline.com — US Deportation Flights to Central African Republic Turn Violent
   10. tuttiquotidiani.it — ‘I’d rather die here than in Africa’: Migrants describe ...
   11. www.twincities.com — Renee Good’s family sues US government and immigration officials over her killing in Minneapolis – Tw....
   12. flipboard.com — ‘I’d rather die here than in Africa’: Migrants describe violent deportation flight
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