In the middle of August, 7 immigrants who were sent back from the US came to Rwanda. It is the first group after a deal was made under the management of President Donald Trump.
According to a statement made by the minister Yolande Makolo, the Rwandan government is ready for a total of 250 people to be flown back as per the agreement.
The minister explained that among the seven deportees, four would be helped to get housing in Rwanda, and the remaining three provided with the necessary resources to go back to their countries.
The spokesperson did not say where they came from but rather pointed out that the Rwandan government would provide them with enough support and protection.
The international community, which is also comprised of the International Organization for Migration and Rwandan social services, will accept and look after these deportees.
An IOM spokesperson, who refrained from giving more information, said their team had conducted a survey on the needs of the concerned migrants.
Several non-governmental organizations have issued warnings about the deportations and claimed that these expulsions might result in violations of international laws if the persons are released into areas where they could be subjected to torture or other forms of maltreatment, according to the organizations.
Moreover, in January, at the beginning of his second term, Trump unveiled a program which calls for a massive expulsion of undocumented migrants out of the US to be implemented.
At least twelve agreements have been signed by various countries where they express their readiness to take in such migrants that would be forcibly sent away from the US or other nations.
Before, Rwanda had an understanding with the UK to become an alternative place for asylum-seekers. The project was a £240 million grant scheme, and the Labour government pulled it in July.
Apart from that, Rwanda had moved nearly 3,000 refugees from Libya between 2019 and 2025 as part of the UN and African Union agreements.
