Asylum-seeker’s planned deportation to Congo is halted, at least for now

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: May 29, 2026

Words: 609

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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A Bolivian asylum-seeker has won a temporary reprieve from being deported from Iowa to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The move comes as the World Health Organization reports there are 906 suspected cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including 223 suspected deaths.

In April, U.S. District Judge Stephen H. Locher ruled that he had “little choice” but to deny José Yugar-Cruz’s motion to have the court block his removal from the …

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