Deported immigrants will be sent to the Congo under new US deal for third-country removals

The Trump administration has established a bilateral agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo to implement third-country removals as part of its immigration enforcement strategy. Under this arrangement, certain undocumented immigrants facing deportation will be transferred to Congo rather than returned to their countries of origin. This initiative represents an expansion of the administration's third-country deportation program, which aims to streamline immigration processing while establishing new international partnerships for asylum management and border security operations.