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EPISODE · Apr 28, 2026 · 3 MIN

'We don't know what will happen to us': U.S. deportees in limbo in DRC

from Morning Edition · host EMMET LIVINGSTONE

15 South American migrants and asylum seekers deported from the U.S. to the DRC are now living in uncertainty in a country an with ongoing armed conflict, where they have no ties.

15 South American migrants and asylum seekers deported from the U.S. to the DRC are now living in uncertainty in a country an with ongoing armed conflict, where they have no ties.

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15 South American migrants and asylum seekers deported from the U.S. to the DRC are now living in uncertainty in a country an with ongoing armed conflict, where they have no ties.

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