White House pauses removal of detainees to DRC as Ebola outbreak widens

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The Trump administration has paused refugee removals to the Democratic Republic of the Congo due to an Ebola outbreak, impacting individuals like Adriana Zapata who was sent to Kinshasa despite medical needs and a judge's order for her return. Experts question the effectiveness of this pause in preventing disease spread and suggest it may be a legal tactic to avoid returning detainees to the US.

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But Trump administration will not return detainees deported to third countries in disease-stricken regionThe Trump administration will temporarily pause the removal of refugees to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during a spiraling Ebola outbreak, according to reporting by Politico, but experts say the move won’t help prevent the spread of the disease. At least one woman is now in limbo after officials moved her to Kinshasa, the capital of the DRC, and now say they won’t bring her back

White House pauses removal of detainees to DRC as Ebola outbreak widens

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