Deported Latin Americans Face Uncertainty in DR Congo
The first group of 15 Latin American migrants deported from the United States to the Democratic Republic of Congo has arrived in Kinshasa under a controversial third-country deportation programme. They expressed fear and uncertainty about their situation.
The migrants, from Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, are being housed in Venus Village, a run-down hotel complex on the outskirts of the capital. They were granted one-week visas on arrival, and they must now decide whether to return to their home countries or remain in the country.
The DR Congo is one of several African nations that have agreed to take in deported migrants.
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The U.S. is reportedly in talks to relocate around 1,100 Afghan evacuees currently housed at a former US base in Qatar to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to advocacy group AfghanEvac. The group, which includes interpreters, former Afghan commandos, and families of US-linked personnel, was evacuated after the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan.
AfghanEvac has criticised the plan, saying that it
Hugo Palencia, a Colombian who was among those deported to Kinshasa, 23 April.
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