Rwanda confirms talks with US over receiving deported migrants

Less than a year after a similar plan with Britain failed, Rwanda’s foreign minister has confirmed that his nation has started discussions with deporting Americans.

In an&nbsp, an interview with state broadcaster Rwanda TV said, “The talks are still going on, but it has not yet reached a point where we can determine exactly how things will turn out.” Still in its early stages.

As President Donald Trump’s administration intensifies efforts to deport immigrants who enter the US without identification and other noncitizens, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared last week that he was looking for more nations to accept immigrants.

“We are working with other nations to declare that we want to send some of the world’s most abhorrent people to your nations.” Will you favor us by doing that? Rubio, who was seated next to Trump, said at a televised cabinet meeting that the further away they were from America the better because they couldn’t cross the border.

After two unnamed officials from both nations claimed to be discussing the scheme in US media, Rwanda confirmed the talks. According to reports, the US might also look into visiting Libya.

According to reports, Rwanda is willing to pay Rwanda to accept immigrants with criminal records who have served their US sentences and receive stipends and job training to deter them from leaving the country.

According to numerous US outlets, which quoting officials and citing documents, the Trump administration deported an Iraqi national to Rwanda in March as a model for the future.

The immigration crackdown on Trump, which began shortly after he took office for a second four-year term in January, is at its height.

His administration’s attempts to continue sending suspected gang members to an El Salvador prison without the proper process have drawn legal battles.

Trump last month stated that he would also like to deport “homegrown criminals” to the country, which would include US citizens, in light of the ongoing controversy over the wrongful deportation of a Salvadoran citizen living in Maryland to El Salvador. Additionally, he directed the opening of a detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to house up to 30 000 of the “worst criminal aliens” .

Trump claimed in an interview from Sunday that he “didn’t know” whether Americans were entitled to the same level of legal protections as everyone else.

If an agreement is reached, Rwanda would not be the first country to accept immigrants who have been expelled from the West, despite the fact that the Rwandan and US governments have yet to officially confirm any of the details of their discussions.

The country and the United Kingdom had an agreement to accept immigrant immigrants who had been deported by the government, but the plan faced numerous legal challenges and the British Supreme Court ruled in a November 2023 decision.

The deal was voided in July by the newly elected Labour government, which Prime Minister Keir Starmer referred to as a “gimmick.” Rwanda is still seeking £66 million in payments from the UK as a result of the deal’ cancellation.

Some Rwandans may be returned to their former countries and face dangers, including death, according to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).