Most US deportees to DRC returned to home countries, Kinshasa says
The Congolese government reported that more than half of the South American migrants deported by the United States have returned to their home countries. These migrants were part of a controversial US immigration scheme that involves deporting undocumented foreign nationals to third countries. The arrangement has faced criticism due to the economic challenges in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where many residents live in poverty.
- ▪Fifteen South American migrants were deported to Kinshasa by the United States on April 17.
- ▪More than half of these deportees have already left the Democratic Republic of Congo for their countries of origin.
- ▪The scheme has been criticized for its impact on the impoverished conditions in the DRC.
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News Most US deportees to DRC returned to home countries, Kinshasa says A chair is seen outside a hotel room where a Colombian woman was deported to from the United States, in Kinshasa, Congo, Saturday, May 10, 2026. - Copyright © africanews AP/Copyright 2026 The AP. All rights reserved. By AFP Last updated: 3 hours ago Democratic Republic Of Congo More than half of a group of South American migrants deported by the United States to Kinshasa have now left DR Congo for their countries of origin, the Congolese government said on Friday. As part of a US immigration crackdown, 15 men and women from Colombia, Ecuador and Peru arrived by plane in Kinshasa on April 17.
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