Overview
- Congo’s communications ministry said Sunday it will start taking third-country migrants this month under a U.S. arrangement, without disclosing dates or numbers.
- Officials describe the plan as temporary, with each case reviewed under Congolese law and no automatic transfers.
- The United States will cover all costs, and the government says facilities near Kinshasa are prepared to receive arrivals.
- Legal advocates and rights groups question the program’s basis and safety, citing prior transfers of people who held U.S. protection orders against return to danger.
- The deal adds Congo to a program a Senate staff report says spent about $40 million to move roughly 300 people, as Washington also pursues Congo–Rwanda peace efforts and access to critical minerals.