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South American migrants deported to DR Congo begin returning home
MULTIPLE REPORTS·Published ·Main source · Africanews
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Congolese government, US immigration authorities
Kinshasa, DR Congo
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More than half of the 15 South American migrants deported to Kinshasa have returned to their home countries.
The deportation was part of a controversial US scheme to send undocumented migrants to third countries.
The Congolese government confirmed the transitional nature of the arrangement.
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