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First US-Deported Migrants Arrive in DR Congo Under Temporary Deal
(MENAFN) The first group of migrants deported from the United States has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo following a recent agreement with Washington, according to a diplomatic source cited on Friday.
The arrangement was announced earlier this month when Congolese authorities confirmed they had agreed to temporarily receive deported migrants from the US.
A source said that “The plane with the first group of 15 migrants from the US landed in Kinshasa Friday night after a stopover in Accra, Ghana,” adding that “The first group that includes seven women, is made up of nationals from Peru, and Ecuador.”
The Democratic Republic of Congo has joined several other African countries—including Rwanda, Uganda, Eswatini, Ghana, and South Sudan—that have agreed since 2025 to host deported migrants as part of broader US immigration arrangements under the Trump administration, which has increasingly relied on African destinations for deportation transfers.
Authorities in Kinshasa have emphasized that the agreement is strictly temporary and does not involve permanent settlement or any transfer of migration policy responsibilities.
The deal comes at a time when Washington is also involved in diplomatic efforts to mediate tensions between Congo and Rwanda, particularly in relation to ongoing instability in eastern Congo and the activities of the M23 rebel group.
The arrangement was announced earlier this month when Congolese authorities confirmed they had agreed to temporarily receive deported migrants from the US.
A source said that “The plane with the first group of 15 migrants from the US landed in Kinshasa Friday night after a stopover in Accra, Ghana,” adding that “The first group that includes seven women, is made up of nationals from Peru, and Ecuador.”
The Democratic Republic of Congo has joined several other African countries—including Rwanda, Uganda, Eswatini, Ghana, and South Sudan—that have agreed since 2025 to host deported migrants as part of broader US immigration arrangements under the Trump administration, which has increasingly relied on African destinations for deportation transfers.
Authorities in Kinshasa have emphasized that the agreement is strictly temporary and does not involve permanent settlement or any transfer of migration policy responsibilities.
The deal comes at a time when Washington is also involved in diplomatic efforts to mediate tensions between Congo and Rwanda, particularly in relation to ongoing instability in eastern Congo and the activities of the M23 rebel group.
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