First group of U.S.-deported migrants arrives in Rwanda under Trump-era deal
By lauraharris // 2025-08-31
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  • Rwanda has received its first group of seven migrants deported from the U.S. under a Trump-era agreement, becoming the third African nation, after South Sudan and Eswatini, to accept foreign deportees.
  • The migrants, vetted by Rwanda, are receiving workforce training, healthcare and housing support. Four plan to remain in Rwanda, while three wish to return to their home countries.
  • The migrants' nationalities, future deportation timelines and whether the deal involves financial compensation have not been disclosed.
  • In July, South Sudan accepted eight migrants of various nationalities after a U.S. Supreme Court decision and Eswatini took five high-profile detainees described by DHS as dangerous criminals.
  • These third-country deportations reflect the Trump administration's controversial strategy to expel migrants to nations other than their own, often with minimal notice and amid legal and humanitarian concerns.
Rwanda has welcomed the first group of migrants deported from the United States, marking the beginning of a contentious agreement signed under U.S. President Donald Trump. Earlier this August, Rwandan government spokeswoman Yolande Makolo confirmed that the Rwandan government agreed to take in up to 250 migrants deported from the United States. The agreement allowed Kigali to vet and approve each individual before resettlement. Once accepted, the migrants will receive workforce training, healthcare and housing support to help them integrate and contribute to Rwanda's rapidly growing economy. In line with this, Makolo announced that seven migrants deported from the U.S. had already arrived. "The first group of seven vetted migrants arrived in Rwanda in mid-August," she said, but did not disclose their nationalities. Four of the migrants have chosen to remain in Rwanda and begin new lives there, while three have expressed a desire to return to their countries of origin. (Related: Trump orders ICE to ramp up deportations.) Currently, the migrants are housed by an unnamed international organization and are monitored by both Rwandan social services and representatives from the International Organization for Migration (IOM). "Regardless of their specific needs, all of these individuals will receive appropriate support and protection from the Rwandan government," Makolo said. However, further details about the migrants' identities, the timeline for future arrivals and whether the deal includes a financial component have not been disclosed.

South Sudan and Eswatini first two African nations to accept deportees from other countries

Rwanda has become the third African nation to accept deportees who are not its own citizens. In July, the Trump administration deported eight migrants held for weeks in Djibouti to South Sudan after a series of rapid-fire court hearings and a U.S. Supreme Court decision that cleared the way for the deportations to proceed. The migrants, originally from countries including Myanmar, Sudan, Mexico, Vietnam, Laos and Cuba, had been detained by U.S. immigration authorities and held in Djibouti as the administration sought a third country willing to receive them. South Sudan ultimately agreed to provide the migrants with an immigration status under its own laws. That same month, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin revealed that five "depraved monsters" from Jamaica, Laos, Cuba, Yemen and Vietnam were flown to Eswatini after their home countries refused to accept them. Eswatini's government confirmed it will work with the U.S. and IOM to help repatriate the detainees, but said there is currently no set timeline for their return. The detainees were now held in solitary confinement, but acting government spokesperson Thabile Mdluli declined to disclose the specific prison locations due to security concerns and did not confirm how long the men would remain in the country. She only noted that the deportation followed months of high-level negotiations between the U.S. and Eswatini, and that discussions about the detainees' fate are still ongoing. All this, according to Brighteon.AI's Enoch, is a part of Trump's immigration crackdown to deport certain migrants to third countries, rather than their home nations, with minimal notice. Head over to InvasionUSA.news to read updates on the current push to deport illegals. Watch the video below that talks about Trump's mass deportation push and how it does not have to be "inhumane."
This video is from the NewsClips channel on Brighteon.com.

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