Overview
- Congolese migration authorities confirmed that 15 people from South America arrived in Kinshasa after the U.S. sent them there, and the UN’s migration agency was asked to provide humanitarian aid.
- The group included Peruvians and Ecuadorians moved under a third‑country removal arrangement, and the International Organization for Migration said it could arrange assisted voluntary returns for those who request it.
- ICE is scaling up after a $75 billion congressional funding boost, adding about 12,000 agents to roughly double its force, with the agency saying vetting continues even after provisional job offers.
- An Associated Press review of more than 40 recent hires found red flags that included unpaid debts, personal bankruptcies and prior misconduct claims tied to police work.
- Former ICE instructors told Congress that training on use of force, firearms safety and civil‑rights topics was cut, and immigrant neighborhoods in Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, Miami and New York report more fear as enforcement moves faster.