Deportees Vanish: Half of US Migrants Sent to Congo Have Already Fled

Deportees Vanish: Half of US Migrants Sent to Congo Have Already Fled

More than half of the 15 South American migrants deported by the United States to the Democratic Republic of Congo in April have already left the country, Kinshasa announced Friday, raising questions about the unusual transfer arrangement.

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The DRC government confirmed that most of the deportees sent from the US have since returned to their home countries or moved elsewhere, though officials did not specify which nations they traveled to or why they left [168589]. The US deportation of South American migrants to a Central African nation drew scrutiny in April, as DR Congo is not a typical destination for such transfers [168589]. Kinshasa’s latest update indicates the arrangement was temporary for the majority of the group [168589].

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