An agreement has been reached between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) and the United States (US) on the acceptance of migrants deported from America who are not themselves Congolese.
The agreement has been reached under a deal that takes effects from this month, according to officials.
The Communication Ministry made known, a temporary system to received the deportees have been established, while facilities to shelter arrivals have been selected in Kinshasa, the Congolese Capital.
The statement says, “logistical and technical support” will be made available by the United States (US), and that the government of DR Congo will bear no cost for the programme.
The Congolese government did not make public the number of deportees it would accept.
America has already sent deportees to several other countries in Africa as part of plans by the US government to deport illegal migrants in the US.
In the midst of worries that migrants could be returned to their home countries, where some fear persecution, the government of DR Congo said, no plans for such transfers.
The programme is not a “permanent relocation mechanism or an outsourcing of migration policies”, authorities of DR Congo said.
Since taking over the White House in January, 2024, the government of President Donald Trump has deported dozens of people as part of its rigid approach towards immigration.
Human Rights campaigners have opposed the policy, with some quizzing its legality.
DR Congo has now joined other African countries encompassing, Eswatini, Ghana and South Sudan, in receiving deportees from the United States (US).
Photo: Federal Immigration Officers at an Airport in the US | AP
