International Organization for Migration Assists Latin American Deportees in Congo Amid Human Rights Concerns
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), a United Nations-affiliated agency, is providing assistance to approximately 15 Latin American deportees who have arrived in Kinshasa, Congo, from the United States. This initiative is part of a temporary arrangement under the Trump administration's third-country program, where the U.S. covers logistics costs. The Congolese government has agreed to host these deportees temporarily, emphasizing its commitment to human dignity and international solidarity. However, the arrangement has raised concerns among lawyers and activists due to the human rights records of some African nations involved in similar deals. The deportees, who have legal protection from U.S. judges against returning to their home countries, are currently staying in a hotel in Kinshasa. 
