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8/22/2026
Cuban immigrant Yasmany Moreno de Armas says ICE never told him he was being deported to the Central African Republic, a deeply impoverished country that the State Department warns Americans not to visit for any reason due to widespread violence.

The conflict-ridden country is one of more than 30 “third countries” that have agreed to accept deportees sent by the Trump administration who are citizens of other nations.

Moreno de Armas told CBS News’ @camiloreports he’s now stuck inside a building in the capital city of Bangui, alongside deportees from countries like Ecuador, Honduras, Nepal, Russia and Vietnam.