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Deported Latin Americans Face Uncertainty in DR Congo

The first group of 15 Latin American migrants deported from the United States to the Democratic Republic of Congo has arrived in Kinshasa under a controversial third-country deportation programme. They expressed fear and uncertainty about their situation.

The migrants, from Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, are being housed in Venus Village, a run-down hotel complex on the outskirts of the capital. They were granted one-week visas on arrival, and they must now decide whether to return to their home countries or remain in the country.

The DR Congo is one of several African nations that have agreed to take in deported migrants.

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Paulina Zidi /RFI

Hugo Palencia, a Colombian who was among those deported to Kinshasa, 23 April.

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