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Fifteen South American people deported from the US arrive in DR Congo
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Fifteen people who were deported from the United States have arrived in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The deportees, nationals from Peru and Ecuador, are believed to have legal protection from US judges shielding them against being returned to their home countries. The DRC has agreed to temporarily accept migrants deported from the US, with Washington covering the costs involved.