US EditionCongo to receive third-country deportees from the US under new deal
- On Sunday, the Democratic Republic of Congo announced it will receive third-country deportees from the United States under a new deal with the Trump administration.
- The United States has spent at least $40 million deporting about 300 migrants to African nations including Ghana, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Eswatini under an existing third-country program.
- Facilities near Kinshasa have been prepared for arrivals, with the United States covering all logistical costs while each deportee case requires individual review under Congolese law.
- This agreement coincides with Trump administration efforts to implement a peace deal between Congo and Rwanda, while also securing United States access to Congolese critical minerals.
- Rights groups have raised safety concerns for migrants with existing U.S. protection orders, though the Congolese government described the arrangement as "temporary," reflecting a "commitment to human dignity.
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Congo Says It Will Accept US Deportees Originating From Other Nations
The Congolese government said on April 5 that it will start receiving U.S. deportees originating from other countries starting this month. Congo’s Ministry of Communications said the arrangement would be temporary and is part of an agreement with the United States. It did not provide details of the agreement or specify how many third-country deportees will arrive. The U.S. government will pay for the cost of the arrangement, and Congo will incur…
Some US migrants will be sent to Congo
KINSHASA, Congo — Congo will receive some migrants as part of a new deal under the Trump administration's third-country program, its government said Sunday, the latest such African nation to receive migrants being deported from the U.S.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is about to welcome third-country nationals expelled from the United States as early as this month in April 2026. A decision announced by the Congolese government in the framework of an agreement with Washington, D.C. This arrangement, presented as a temporary arrangement, is part of the American migration mechanisms, without specifying the number of persons concerned. Kinshasa, however, assures that this ope…
Congo will receive migrants deported from the US under temporary agreement; each case will be reviewed individually
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