Rwanda has agreed to take illegal immigrants deported from the United States, despite the Trump administration’s plans to send them to third countries.
According to the agreement, the country will accept up to 250 deportees from the United States, with “the ability to approve each individual proposed for resettlement,” Rwandan government spokesperson Yolande Makolo told the Associated Press.
A State Department official told Fox News Digital that the United States collaborates with Rwanda on a variety of “mutual priorities” and that continued interaction with other governments is “vital to deterring illegal and mass migration and securing our borders.”
Rwanda would become the third country to take in illegal immigrants from the United States.
Last month, the Trump administration deported 13 individuals classified as dangerous criminals who were illegally in the United States to South Sudan and Eswatini in Africa after their home nations refused to return them.
The United States has stated that it is exploring additional deals with African governments.
“The United States is constantly engaged in diplomatic conversations with foreign nations who are willing to assist us in removing the illegal aliens that Joe Biden allowed to infiltrate American communities,” a White House official told Fox News Digital.
In addition to Rwanda, the United States has deported hundreds of Venezuelans and others to Costa Rica, Panama, and El Salvador.
In early July, the United States Supreme Court decided in favor of the Trump administration, allowing it to deport some migrants to nations other than their own.
In 2022, Rwanda reached an agreement with the United Kingdom to welcome refugees seeking asylum. The agreement was annulled when Britain’s Labour government won power.
Critics of the pact expressed alarm about Rwanda’s human rights record and the potential threats to refugees.
Furthermore, Britain’s Supreme Court found in 2023 that the agreement was illegal since Rwanda was not a safe third country for immigration.
