Rwanda Agrees to Accept 250 Migrants as Part of Trump Deportation Plan
'Rwanda has agreed with the United States to accept up to 250 migrants, in part because nearly every Rwandan family has experienced the hardships of displacement,' Yolande Makolo, the government spokeswoman, said.
In July, the United States Supreme Court approved the deportation of eight men to South Sudan. The African kingdom of Eswatini also accepted five deportees from the United States and announced plans to repatriate them to their home countries.
The deportees will be resettled, provided with job training, health care and places to stay in order to 'jump start their lives in Rwanda,' Ms. Makolo said.
This is a developing story.
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