Rwanda strikes deal with US to accept deportees

Rwanda said it would accept up to 250 deportees from the United States, the third African country to do so.

The Trump administration has spearheaded a unique strategy of deporting illegal immigrants accused of serious criminal offenses to third countries with which they have no connection. This began with deportations to El Salvador, and expanded to Costa Rica, Panama, Eswatini, and South Sudan. Rwanda confirmed on Tuesday that it would become the next country to accept deportees from the U.S.

President Donald Trump listens as Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe speaks during an event with Congolese Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, June 27, 2025, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, as Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio watch.

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