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Deportation: Democratic Republic of Congo

Asked by Kate OsamorLabour (Co-op)Home OfficeTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 126640

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure non-refoulement in its migrant return policy with the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Answered by Mike Tapp

No one who is found to be at legitimate risk of persecution or serious harm will be expected to return to their country of origin. Individuals are only returned to their country of origin when the Home Office and, where applicable, the courts deem it is safe to do so.

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