The United States has arranged agreements with third countries, including four in Africa, to accept deported non-citizens. Rwanda received seven deportees in mid-August as the first transfer under a deal that could eventually bring up to 250 people. Three of the arrivals want to return to their home countries while four plan to stay and build new lives in Rwanda. The Rwandan government says it vetted the individuals and will provide support and protection, with accommodation by an international organisation and visits from local social services and the International Organization for Migration. The US declined to comment and rights groups have raised safety and human rights concerns.
The Trump administration has struck deals with third-party countries, including four in Africa, to accept US deportees. Rwanda has announced it received seven people deported from the United States as part of President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration. A Rwandan government spokesperson said on Thursday that the deportees arrived in mid-August, marking the first transfer in an agreement that might see as many as 250 people arrive in the central African country.
Three of the individuals have expressed a desire to return to their home countries, while four wish to stay and build lives in Rwanda, spokesperson Yolande Makolo said in a statement. Regardless of their specific needs, all of these individuals will receive appropriate support and protection from the Rwandan government. Makolo emphasised that the Rwandan government had vetted the deportees before their arrival.
Deporting migrants and asylum seekers to so-called third countries, where they have no personal connection, has been a growing practice under President Trump. Administration officials have argued that the tactic is necessary for migrants and asylum seekers who cannot be returned to their countries of origin. But the practice has met stiff opposition from rights groups, who question whether deportees would be safe in the third countries Trump selected, many of which have poor human rights records.
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