Rwanda Is “Open” To Accepting Deportees From US

The Washington Post reports:

A recent U.S. overture, which included a list of names of potential deportees to Rwanda, was received warmly, according to a Rwandan official with knowledge of the situation. Though the administration has deported only one person — an Iraqi refugee accused of having links to terrorism groups — from the United States to Rwanda so far, “we’re open to others,” said the Rwandan official.

Rwanda has for years promoted itself as a destination for deportations of people who are not its citizens, which critics say is an attempt to downplay its reputation for human rights abuses under its longtime president, Paul Kagame. The State Department, under the Biden administration, said last year that there were reports of “significant human rights issues” in Rwanda, including extrajudicial killings and arbitrary detention.

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