More than half of the 15 Latin American migrants deported by the United States to the Democratic Republic of Congo in April under the Trump administration's third-country deportation program have now returned to their home countries, despite prior U.S. court rulings finding they were likely to face persecution there.
The Congolese government and immigration attorney Alma David confirmed Friday that at least eight of the deportees have left Congo in recent weeks through the International Organization for Migration's Assisted Voluntary Return program, which covers travel and logistical arrangements for migrants who consent to return home.
