DR Congo agrees to take deportees from the US
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The country will start receiving deportees from this month but has not said how many they will accept.
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DR Congo agrees to take deportees from the US 2 hours ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Paul Njie , BBC Africa and Hafsa Khalil The Democratic Republic of Congo has agreed to accept migrants deported from the US who are not themselves Congolese under a deal effective from this month, officials said. The Ministry of Communication said a temporary reception system had been set up, while facilities to accommodate arrivals had been selected in the capital, Kinshasa. "Logistical and technical support" will be provided by the US, the statement on Sunday said, adding that the Congolese government would bear no financial cost for the scheme. The government did not say how many deportees they would accept. The US has already sent deportees to several other countries in Africa as part of Washington's crackdown on immigration. Amid concerns that migrants could be returned to their home countries - where some fear persecution - Congolese officials said no such transfers are being planned. The decision to receive what are known as third-country migrants - that is those who come from neither the sending nor receiving nation - aligns with DR Congo's commitment to human dignity, international solidarity and to protect the rights of migrants, the statement read. The Congolese authorities also said that the scheme is not a "permanent relocation mechanism or an outsourcing of migration policies". The US State Department said that while it did not comment on "diplomatic communications with other governments" the government remained "unwavering" in its "commitment to end illegal and mass immigration and bolster America's border security". President Donald Trump's administration has deported dozens of people to third countries since coming into power last January as part of its hard-line approach towards immigration. Human rights campaigners have condemned the policy, with some questioning its legality. DR Congo is joining other continental states, including Eswatini, Ghana and S...
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