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Rwanda Confirms Early Talks with US on Migrant Deportations

  • #Immigration & refugees
  • #Deportation
  • #Crime & justice
  • #Freedom & human rights
  • #Rwanda
  • #United States of America
Rwanda Confirms Early Talks with US on Migrant Deportations
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MAY 5
Above: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks alongside Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe and his Democratic Republic of the Congo counterpart (not pictured) during a ceremony at the State Department on April 25, 2025, in Washington, D.C., U.S. Image copyright: Kevin Dietsch/Staff/Getty Images News via Getty Images
story last updated MAY 6

The Spin

Democratic narrative

Trump is demonstrating a concerning disregard for human rights. If history is our guide, many of these alleged criminals, who often have yet to be convicted in a court of law, will end up returned to their home countries and face persecution. This comes amid a flurry of reports that even U.S. citizens, some of whom were born in the U.S. and have nowhere else to go, are being threatened with deportation. This scheme is chaotic and will result in unnecessary suffering.

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Republican narrative

A U.S.-Rwanda deportation plan would benefit both nations. The U.S. could deter illegal migration, easing border strain, while Rwanda gains economic boosts from hosting deportees, as seen with prior U.S. deportations. Activist judges, like those on the U.K. Supreme Court who blocked a similar deal, are corrupt, politically driven actors abusing power to thwart Trump's legal deportation strategies, undermining national security and sovereignty.

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