Rwanda Accepts up to 250 Deportees From the US Under Trump's Third-Country Plan

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Rwanda says it will take migrant deportees from the US

The government of Rwanda said on Tuesday that it had agreed to receive migrant detainees from the US, as part of US President Donald Trump's plan to send deportees to third countries. Rwandan government spokesperson Yolande Makolor confirmed that her country would take up to 250 deportees from the US with "the ability to approve each individual proposed for resettlement" under the agreement. With the move, Rwanda joins two other African nations,…

Rwanda agrees to take in up to 250 migrants deported from the US

(CNN) — Rwanda has reached a deal with the Trump administration to take in migrants deported from the United States, becoming the third African nation to do so, amid complaints that governments on the continent are being pressured by the White House to receive them. Foreign US deportees, originally from other nations, had earlier been sent to South Sudan and Eswatini; a US Department of Homeland Security spokesperson described both groups as “ba…

Rwanda agrees to take up to 250 migrants deported from the US, spokesperson tells the BBC

A condition of the agreement is that Rwanda will "approve each individual proposed for resettlement".

Rwanda Agrees to Accept 250 Migrants as Part of Trump Deportation Plan

The African nation is the latest country to strike a deal to take in deportees from the United States.

Rwanda agrees to take up to 250 migrants from the US

Deal follows deportations to South Sudan and Eswatini despite concerns about international law breachesThe Rwandan government has said it would accept up to 250 migrants from the US under a deal agreed with Washington but gave no details on who could be included.The Trump administration’s deportation drive has included negotiating arrangements to send people to third countries, among them South Sudan and Eswatini. Continue reading...