Comes the first group of deported migrants of Rwanda, the spokesman says

Seven migrants deported from the United States arrived in Rwanda, the first of 250 is expected to be adopted by the African state under the agreement reached with the Presidential Administration Donald Trump.

“The first group of seven checked migrants arrived in Rwanda in mid-August,” said Ruanda Makala’s spokesman for Runda.

She did not give details about her nationalities, just explaining that four of them would remain in Rwanda, and three decided to return to their countries.

Human rights groups have warned that such deportations could violate international law if people are sent to countries where they risk torture or other abuse.

Trump has focused on a wide mass deportation scheme for removing undocumented migrants since the start of its second term in January.

So far, at least a dozen countries have agreed to accept deported migrants from other countries.

“Regardless of their specific needs, all these persons will receive appropriate support and protection against the Rwanda government,” ” Mistress Makala told NEWS News News News Rwanda.

Those who deported were housed by the International Organization and will visit the International Migration Organization (moms) and Rwandan social services, she added.

The Mama press -secretary confirmed the new AFP agency that he saw the migrants “evaluate their basic needs” without giving further information.

Earlier this month, Mrs. Makala told the BBC that Rwanda was going forward with the transaction because “almost every Rwanda family experienced the difficulties of moving.”

Rwanda passed genocide in the mid -1990s – and the government sought to assist other migrants, supporting it, can provide their safe place, despite criticism of its human rights.

According to Nearly 3,000 refugees and asylum seekers who came to Libya were evacuated to Ruanda from September 2019 to April 2025.. The UN says many of these people were subsequently mere.

Rwanda made a deal with the UK, agreed with the conservative government in 2022 to accept asylum seekers.

But the UK cut off the schemeencountered with numerous legal issues after last July took the post of government of Sir Keira Starmer.

The UK paid Rwando 240 million sterling ($ 310 million), even construction sites seeking asylum. It is unclear what happened to these objects.

It is also unclear whether there is a financial element in Rwanda’s last transaction.

In June, Trump administration oversee Signing a peace deal in Washington between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo As part of a permanent peace process aimed at stopping three decades of instability in the region.

Kigali is accused of supporting the M23 insurgent group involved in a conflict with a neighboring Dr. Congo – the accusation he denied.