'We don't know what will happen to us': U.S. deportees in limbo in DRC

Fifteen South American migrants deported from the U.S. to the DRC, a nation they have never visited, face an uncertain future with no legal status or support. | Contesto: cronaca

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• 'We don't know what will happen to us': U.S. deportees in limbo in DRC

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Fifteen South American migrants and asylum seekers who sought refuge in the United States have been deported to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country with which none of them has any prior connection, leaving them stranded in an unfamiliar land with no clear path forward. The group, whose nationalities have not been publicly specified, was removed from U.S. custody and flown to Kinshasa in recent days, according to sources familiar with the case. They now find themselves in a sprawling Central African nation grappling with its own internal conflicts and humanitarian crises, with no legal status, no family ties, and no means of support. The deportations appear to be part of a broader pattern of U.S. immigration enforcement actions that have sent individuals to third countries where they have no established ties, a practice that has drawn criticism from human rights advocates. The Trump administration has defended such transfers as a necessary tool to deter illegal immigration and expedite removals, particularly for individuals who cannot be returned to their home countries due to diplomatic or logistical obstacles. In this case, the DRC agreed to accept the deportees under a bilateral arrangement that has not been publicly disclosed, raising questions about the legal basis and the voluntariness of the agreement. For the deportees, life in Kinshasa has been a struggle from the moment they arrived. They have no housing, no employment prospects, and no familiarity with local languages such as Lingala or Swahili. Many are sleeping in overcrowded shelters or on the streets, relying on the charity of strangers and the limited assistance of international aid organizations. One deportee, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal, told a visiting aid worker: “We don’t know what will happen to us. We have nothing here. We are far from our families, and we don’t know if we will ever see them again.” The situation highlights a growing tension in global migration policy: the use of third-country deportations as a tool to manage asylum claims and border security. While U.S. law allows for removal to a country that is not the individual’s country of...

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