On April 17, the U.S. government deported 15 individuals from Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru to Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. This group is the first to be affected by a secretive migration deal with the Trump administration. The deportees were unaware of their destination until on the plane and expressed fears for their safety in Congo, a country marked by poverty and conflict. They face inadequate living conditions in a hotel, lack vaccinations, and are urged to stay inside due to security concerns.
""They took us, they put us on a plane, and they chained us by our hands and feet," said one Colombian man, highlighting the harsh treatment during deportation."
""I know that Congo has an armed conflict, with a yellow fever outbreak," said one Ecuadoran man, explaining his reluctance to remain in such a dangerous environment."
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