Trump has focused on a sweeping mass deportation scheme to remove undocumented migrants from the US since starting his second term in January.<\/p>\n
So far, at least a dozen nations have agreed to accept deported migrants from other countries.<\/p>\n
“Regardless of their specific needs, all of these individuals will receive appropriate support and protection from the Rwandan government,” Ms Makolo told Rwanda’s pro-government New Times news site, external<\/a>.<\/p>\n Those deported were being accommodated by “an international organisation” and would be visited by the International Organization on Migration (IOM) and Rwandan social services, she added.<\/p>\n An IOM spokesperson confirmed to the AFP new agency that it had seen the migrants to “assess their basic needs”, without giving further details.<\/p>\n Earlier this month, Ms Makolo told the BBC that Rwanda was going ahead with the deal as “nearly every Rwandan family has experienced the hardships of displacement”. <\/p>\n Rwanda went through a genocide in the mid-1990s – and the government has been keen to extend help to other migrants, maintaining it can provide a safe place for them despite criticism of its human rights record.<\/p>\n Under an agreement reached with the UN refugee agency and African Union six years ago, nearly 3,000 refugees and asylum seekers trapped in Libya were evacuated to Rwanda between September 2019 and April 2025, external<\/a>. The UN says many of these people have subsequently been resettled elsewhere.<\/p>\n Rwanda had a deal with the UK, agreed with the Conservative government in 2022, to accept asylum seekers.<\/p>\n