Forbidden Stories' Deportation Project: exiled to Africa by the US

Back to homepage / Africa Forbidden Stories An Iranian woman expelled to the Central African Republic; a gay Ghanaian man sent back to his country and threatened with death. Their stories are part of a vast international investigation into the Trump administration's mass deportations. Issued on: 21/09/2026 - 07:58Modified: 21/09/2026 - 08:21 1 min Reading time To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: RFI joined 23 other newsrooms in "The Deportation Project," a coordinated investigation led by Forbidden Stories that exposes the inner workings of the Trump administration's mass deportations. © RFI 01:12 Since coming to power, more than 20,000 migrants have been sent back to some thirty countries in Latin America and Africa, through agreements that are often opaque, while their detention benefits the private incarceration giants. The investigation, The Deportation Project, was carried out over seven months by 72 journalists of 15 nationalities for 25 media outlets. #RFI reveals their stories in partnership with @ForbiddenStories. Over the coming week, RFI English will publish articles and videos on these US actions, along with testimonies from those who have been deported. Read more on related topics: