Rwanda has confirmed it will take in up to 250 migrants from the United States under a newly reached agreement with President Donald Trump’s administration.
As part of the arrangement, the deported individuals will receive “workforce training, health care, and accommodation to jump start their lives in Rwanda,” according to government spokesperson Yolande Makolo, who spoke to the BBC.
A key clause in the deal gives Rwanda “the ability to approve each individual proposed for resettlement,” Makolo added.
While the White House hasn’t addressed the deal directly, a spokesperson told the BBC that the administration is actively engaging with countries “willing to assist us in removing the illegal aliens that [ex-President] Joe Biden” had allowed to “infiltrate” the US.
Since returning to office in January, President Trump has been pushing forward with a broad deportation initiative aimed at quickly expelling undocumented migrants—one of his central campaign pledges.
