Latin American migrants deported from US await their fate in DRC

Deported Latin American migrants express fear after being sent to the Democratic Republic of Congo under a controversial US third-country transfer scheme. | Contesto: cronaca

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The first group of Latin American migrants deported from the United States has arrived in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, under a controversial US program that transfers undocumented foreign nationals to third-party countries. The migrants, who spoke to RFI on condition of anonymity, described feeling “scared” and uncertain about their future in a nation where they have no prior ties, language skills, or cultural connections. The arrival marks a significant escalation in Washington’s efforts to deter irregular migration by outsourcing the custody and resettlement of detainees to nations far from their countries of origin. The scheme, which has drawn sharp criticism from human rights organizations, involves bilateral agreements between the US and host governments willing to accept deportees in exchange for financial or diplomatic incentives. While US officials have not publicly detailed the terms of the arrangement with the DRC, sources familiar with the process indicate that the migrants were transported directly from US detention facilities to Kinshasa, bypassing standard deportation procedures that typically return individuals to their home countries. The DRC government has not issued an official statement regarding the arrivals, but the move is widely seen as part of a broader trend of wealthy nations shifting migration burdens to less developed states. For the migrants, the experience has been disorienting and frightening. One individual told RFI that they had never been to Africa and did not speak French or Lingala, the primary languages in the DRC. “We don’t know anyone here. We don’t know where to go or what will happen to us,” they said. Another migrant expressed concern about the security situation in the country, which has faced decades of armed conflict and political instability in its eastern provinces. The migrants reported that they were given minimal information about their rights or the duration of their stay, and they have not been offered legal representation or resettlement support. The US program, which has previously been used to transfer migrants to countries such as Guatemala and Honduras, has now expanded to...

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