The Trump administration is preparing to deport a group of Iranian asylum-seekers and other migrants to the Central African Republic (CAR) under a newly established third-country agreement, according to reports.The first flight under the arrangement could depart as early as Thursday and is expected to carry roughly 20 people.According to a Reuters report, the flight includes people from Syria, Afghanistan and a Turkish national.The administration has increasingly relied on these third-country deportation agreements as a lawful mechanism to remove migrants who cannot legally be sent back to their native countries.HOW A TINY AFRICAN ABSOLUTE MONARCHY CAN PLAY A ‘VITAL ROLE’ IN US NATIONAL SECURITY: EXPERTThe Trump administration is preparing to deport a group of Iranian asylum-seekers and other migrants to the Central African Republic under a newly established third-country agreement (Pacome PABANDJI / AFP via Getty Images)Federal authorities previously struck a similar removal deal with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).The CAR is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan and South Sudan to the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo to the south, and Cameroon to the west.Since gaining independence from France in 1960, the CAR has seen decades of political instability including six coups and weak state authority with armed insurgencies fuelimh violence and risk of mass atrocities against civilians.President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, re-elected to a third term in December’s election, has relied on Russia for security assistance while also showing interest in partnering with Western countries to develop the country's critical minerals sector.Under the new U.S.deal, hundreds of migrants could ultimately be sent to there which has triggered pushback from immigration defense lawyers.US DEPORTS MORE IRANIANS, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC SAYSThe Central African Republic is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan and South Sudan to the east, t...