IN A MOVE MIRRORING EL SALVADOR–
RWANDA SAYS THEIR COUNTRY IS IN A GIVING SPIRIT TO OPEN THEIR BORDERS TO “MIGRANTS WHO HAVE PROBLEMS ACROSS THE WORLD.”
RWANDA’S FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER CONFIRMS THEY ARE IN TALKS WITH THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO ACCEPT INDIVIDUALS DEPORTED FROM THE U-S.
ON SUNDAY, THE EAST AFRICAN COUNTRY SAID ALTHOUGH THE CONVERSATION IS IN THE EARLY STAGES–THEY PLAN TO CONTINUE THE DIALOGUE AND COME TO AN AGREEMENT IF POSSIBLE.
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS PUSHED TO INCREASE THE DEPORTATION OF PEOPLE IN THE U.S. ILLEGALLY, A SHIFT FROM THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION.
THE THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS BEING DEPORTED FROM THE U-S NEED SOMEWHERE TO GO–IN SOME CASES THEIR HOME COUNTRIES AREN’T WILLING TO ACCEPT THEM.
PROMPTING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO FIND COUNTRIES THAT WILL.
IN FEBRUARY SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO BROKERED A DEAL WITH EL SALVADOR TO ACCEPT DEPORTEES REGARDLESS OF NATIONALITY OR ORIGIN.
MANY INDIVIDUALS ARE BEING HELD IN THE COUNTRY’S MEGA PRISON KNOWN AS CECOT.
OTHER COUNTRIES ARE ALSO COOPERATING WITH THE U-S ON MIGRATION. IN FEBRUARY, COSTA RICA AND PANAMA ACCEPTED AFRICAN AND ASIAN DEPORTEES.
IT DOESN’T STOP THERE, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS REPORTEDLY NEGOTIATING WITH WILLING COUNTRIES LIKE ANGOLA, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, AND MODOLVA.
THE MIGRANTS IN QUESTION ARE THOSE CONSIDERED THIRD NATIONALS.
IN MIGRATION POLICY, A “THIRD COUNTRY NATIONAL” WHICH IS SOMEONE WHO IS NOT A CITIZEN OF EITHER COUNTRY INVOLVED IN A MIGRATION AGREEMENT.
THIS TERM OFTEN REFERS TO MIGRANTS WHO ARE NOT REFUGEES OR ASYLUM-SEEKERS, BUT MAY TRAVEL WITH THEM IN WHAT ARE CALLED “MIXED MOVEMENTS.”
THE U-N REFUGEE AGENCY SAYS TO PROTECT REFUGEES AND UPHOLD BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS, OFFICIALS MUST UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE GROUPS.
IN THE PAST, RWANDA AND THE UK HAD A SIMILAR AGREEMENT. RWANDA PLANNED TO ACCEPT MIGRANTS REMOVED BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT BUT IN NOVEMBER OF 2023 THE SUPREME COURT RULED THE DEAL WAS UNLAWFUL.
HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS HAVE DOCUMENTED ABUSES IN RWANDA IN RECENT YEARS.
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH SAYS RWANDANS HAVE FACED TORTURE, UNFAIR TRIALS AND FORCED DISAPPEARANCES.
RWANDA SAYS THEY ARE SAFE FOR REFUGEES OR MIGRANTS TO LIVE IN THEIR COUNTRY.
