U.S. deportations to third countries

Điều gì đã thay đổi

• September 18, 2026 accountAn account of the First Circuit decision reports that Murphy’s judgment was largely affirmed, including notice and an opportunity to raise fear claims.
• September 29, 2026The Supreme Court stays the February order and judgment and grants review.

Khi đó còn bỏ ngỏ

• The policy’s legality, the challengers’ individual outcomes and an exact December argument day remain unresolved.

Những gì chúng tôi nói sẽ theo dõi

• Watch for the December argument calendar, any change to the interim order and verified outcomes for migrants affected while the case proceeds. No ruling date is established.

Điều gì đã thay đổi

• More than 100 deportees were sent to eight African countries over 10 days in August 2026, none citizens of receiving states.
• A flight carrying 20 migrants landed at Roberts International Airport near Monrovia on Aug. 20 under Liberia's agreement.
• Some deportees who refused to disembark in Liberia were flown onward to Equatorial Guinea after resisting.
• Cubans including Yasmany Moreno de Armas, formerly in Florida, describe deportation to Central African Republic and inability to leave.
• Iranian activist Nika was deported to Bangui, Central African Republic.
• An estimated 71 detainees expelled July 31 to Africa were in many cases later returned to home countries.

Khi đó còn bỏ ngỏ

• No authenticated manifest, per-flight counts, or full list of eight destinations has been established.
• No verified accounting of where all deportees are now, under what status, or with what access to lawyers and journalists.

Những gì chúng tôi nói sẽ theo dõi

• Whether DHS or the State Department will authenticate the internal records or publish manifests and destinations.
• Whether people sent to Bangui, Monrovia and Equatorial Guinea obtain asylum, release, or onward transfer — and who prevents return to persecution.

Những gì chúng ta biết ban đầu

• More than 22,000 people were deported to third countries, mostly to Mexico, with no official U.S. count published.
• More than 100 deportees from Afghanistan, Cuba, Nicaragua and other nations were sent to eight African countries over 10 days.
• Deportees in CAR including Cuban Yasmany Moreno de Armas say they are stranded and cannot leave.
• Migrants with protection against return because of torture risk, including Iranian activist “Nika,” were sent to CAR anyway.
• About 71 detainees were expelled on a July 31 flight to Africa, with several later returned to home countries.
• Liberia took 20 deportees on August 20 as the first of up to 1,200 it agreed to accept.

Khi đó còn bỏ ngỏ

• The exact date and passenger count of the June flight to CAR, the total number of third-country agreements, and the specifics of court rulings cited in narration are not verifiable from these sources.
• The terms, payments, duration and legal obligations attached to the African transfer deals remain largely undisclosed.

Những gì chúng tôi nói sẽ theo dõi

• Whether courts will impose a nationwide limit on third-country removals of people holding protection orders.
• Whether deportees stranded in CAR and Liberia gain status, documents, or release — or are moved onward to home-country danger.