The Democratic Republic of Congo has announced it will receive third-country nationals deported from the United States under a new deal with the Trump administration, according to a statement from the government in Kinshasa on Sunday.
The Congolese government said it will start receiving deportees in April, but it did not specify how many individuals are expected under the agreement, according to Reuters.
The United States will cover all costs of the arrangement, with no financial burden on Congo, the statement added. Facilities have been set up near the capital, Kinshasa, to accommodate the incoming deportees.
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The U.S. has previously sent third-country deportees to several African nations, including Ghana, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Eswatini, a move that has drawn criticism from legal experts and human rights groups.
The agreement comes alongside the Trump administration’s efforts to implement a peace deal between Congo and Rwanda, as well as an agreement securing U.S. access to Congo’s critical minerals.
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