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Latin American nationals deported by the US to Congo face an uncertain future
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Latin American nationals deported by the US to Congo face an uncertain future

The Seattle Times·MARK BANCHEREAU The Associated Press·17 days ago
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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — It’s an existence that Congo’s president has described as “living the Congolese dream.” For the 15 Latin Americans deported to the African nation under the Trump administration’s widely criticized crackdown on migrants, it feels more like a nightmare. The Associated Press spoke with one, a 29-year old Colombian woman who confirmed what people deported to other African nations have described: A shackled deportation despite a U.S. immigration judge’s protection order. Confinement in a hotel with supervised outings. And an impossible choice: Return to a home country with the risk of persecution or stay in Congo, a country the Colombian woman had never heard of before she arrived. “They treat us like we’re children,” she said as their three-month Congolese visas near an end, with no plan in sight. “What would one do in a completely unknown place, without a place to live and without knowing what to do?” she added, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.…

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