Banished to alien lands – Trump’s secret deportation deals | First Thing
The Trump administration is deporting people to countries where they often have no connections. Composite: Guardian Design/AP/Reuters/Getty Images/Sopa Images/Rex/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenThe Trump administration is deporting people to countries where they often have no connections. Plus, European spy chiefs warn of Moscow action against NatoJem BartholomewMon 21 Sep 2026 06.33 EDTLast modified on Mon 21 Sep 2026 06.43 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleGood morning.After a plane journey in shackles, an Iranian woman found herself in the middle of Africa in a country she did not know existed.
- ▪The Trump administration is deporting people to countries where they often have no connections.
- ▪Composite: Guardian Design/AP/Reuters/Getty Images/Sopa Images/Rex/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenThe Trump administration is deporting people to countries where they often have no connections.
- ▪Plus, European spy chiefs warn of Moscow action against NatoJem BartholomewMon 21 Sep 2026 06.33 EDTLast modified on Mon 21 Sep 2026 06.43 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleGood morning.After a plane journey in shackles, an Iranian woman
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 6 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
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| Original publisher | The Guardian — World |
| Canonical URL | https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/21/first-thing-trump-secret-deportation-deals |
| Publication time | Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:33:40 GMT |
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The Trump administration is deporting people to countries where they often have no connections. Composite: Guardian Design/AP/Reuters/Getty Images/Sopa Images/Rex/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenThe Trump administration is deporting people to countries where they often have no connections. Composite: Guardian Design/AP/Reuters/Getty Images/Sopa Images/Rex/ShutterstockFirst Thing newsletterUS newsFirst Thing: Banished to alien lands – Trump’s secret deportation dealsThousands of people deported from the US to countries where they have no connections.
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