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The flights were stopped amid concerns that they could expose ICE officials and possibly help bring the disease closer to the U.S.
A visitor has their temperature checked by a health worker using a thermoflash before entering Kyeshero Hospital at a checkpoint for temperature screening for all visitors and patients entering Kyeshero Hospital, as part of Ebola prevention measures in Goma on May 18, 2026. | Jospin Mwisha / AFP via Getty Images
The Trump administration has temporarily stopped deportation flights to the Democratic Republic of the Congo amid the Ebola outbreak that has infected at least 600 people in the region so far, according to an administration official.
This includes general removal flights but also third-country removals of migrants whose home countries refuse to take them back from the U.S., said the official, who was granted anonymity to discuss the matter. It’s unclear how long the pause will last.
