Fifteen migrants from Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru recounted their ordeal after being deported from the US. They endured a 27-hour flight in handcuffs and shackles upon reaching the Democratic Republic of Congo.

After being quietly deported from the United States, 15 migrants from Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru told AFP on Wednesday that they endured a 27-hour flight in handcuffs and shackles before eventually arriving in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in a report by Emily Boyle.