The Trump administration secures Rwanda as a third country for deportees
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Rwanda has agreed to take illegal immigrants expelled from the United States in the Trump administration plans to send deportees to third countries.
Under the agreement, the country will take up to 250 deportees from the United States, with “the ability to approve each individual proposed for resettlement,” Rwandan government spokesman Yolande Makolo told the Associated Press.
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President Donald Trump listens to Rwanda Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier, Olivier, Nduhungirehe, speaks during an event with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Congo, Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, on June 27 at the Oval Blanche office in Washington, as vice-president JD Vance and Marco Rubio, Watch. (Photo Manual Balce Ceneta / AP)
A State Department official told Fox News Digital that the United States is working with Rwanda on a range of “mutual priorities” and that continuous commitments with other governments are “vital to dissuade illegal and massive migrations and ensure our borders”.
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Last month, the Trump administration sent 13 men he described as dangerous criminals who were illegally in the United States in South Sudan and Eswatini in Africa after their native country refused to take them back.
The United States said it was looking for more agreements with African nations.
“The United States is constantly engaged in diplomatic conversations with foreign nations that are ready to help us suppress illegal foreigners that Joe Biden has authorized to infiltrate American communities,” a White House official at Fox News Digital told.
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The president of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, arrives at Seoul airport in Seongnam, South Korea, for the summit of South Korea 2024 to be held on June 4-5, at Seoul airport in Seongnam, in South Korea. (Lee Jin-Man / AP Photo)
In addition to Rwanda, the United States also expelled hundreds of Venezuelans and others in Costa Rica, Panama and Salvador.
In early July, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump administration, allowing it to expel certain migrants to countries other than their homeland.
In 2022, Rwanda concluded an agreement with the United Kingdom to accept the migrants who arrived there to claim asylum. The agreement was abandoned once the British Labor government has taken over.
Critics of the agreement expressed concerns about the Rwanda human rights file and the possible dangers for refugees.
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In addition, the British Supreme Court judged in 2023 that the agreement was illegal because Rwanda was not a third country for migrants.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
