"We feel pressured to agree to go back to our country, regardless of the risks, a 29-year-old Colombian woman, who asked to remain anonymous out of fear of reprisals, told Reuters."
"The group arrived in the DRC last week as part of a controversial third-country agreement with the administration of US President Donald Trump."
"A US immigration judge ruled in May 2025 that she was more likely than not to be tortured if she was sent home, according to court records reviewed by Reuters."
"During a 27-hour trip, the hands and feet of the deportees were shackled. I didn't want to go."
Rights advocates have accused the Trump administration of using third-country deportations to intimidate asylum seekers. Recently, 15 South American migrants deported to the DRC report facing pressure to return home despite safety concerns. Women from Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador claim they have no credible options other than going back. Some had sought asylum in the US after fleeing persecution. A Colombian woman detailed her past experiences of kidnapping and torture, while another learned of her deportation only a day before the flight, during which deportees were shackled.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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