Banished to alien lands – Trump’s secret deportation deals | First Thing

Thousands of people deported from the US to countries where they have no connections. Plus, European spy chiefs warn of Moscow action against NatoGood 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. She is one of thousands of people deported from the US on the back of shadowy deals made with dozens of countries.At what scale are third-country deportations happening? Since returning to office in 2025, Donald Trump’s administration has deported more than 25,000 people to countries that are not their own.Which countries are