Kinshasa, Congo — Kinshasa, Congo (AFP) – Congo Her government announced Sunday that the United States would receive some migrants as part of a new agreement under the Trump administration’s third country program. The latest such African country To receive immigrants who are deported from the United States
The Congolese Ministry of Communications said in a statement that the deportees will begin arriving in Congo this month, without further details about the expected date or number of deportees.
She described the arrangement as “temporary” that reflects Congo’s “commitment to human dignity and international solidarity.” She added that this would not bear any costs to the government, as the United States would cover the necessary logistics services.
The United States has concluded deportation agreements from at least one third country Seven other African countriesMany of them are among the countries hardest hit by Trump administration policies that have restricted trade, aid and immigration.
The Trump administration has spent at least $40 million to deport about 300 immigrants to countries other than their own, according to a recent report by Democratic staff on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Lawyers and activists have raised questions about the nature of the deals with countries in Africa and elsewhere. Many African countries that have signed such agreements have notoriously repressive governments and poor human rights records – including Eswatini, South Sudan and Equatorial Guinea.
A major point of contention in many of these agreements is that they include many immigrants who have been issued protective orders by a U.S. immigration judge not to be returned to their home countries due to safety concerns.
The Congolese government said no automatic transfer of deportees was planned, adding: “Each situation will be subject to individual review in accordance with the laws of the republic and national security requirements.”