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Rwanda says will 'accept up to 250 migrants' from US

The Frances Perkins Department of Labor Building is seen on August 04, 2025, in Washington, DC. U.S.  [Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP]

Rwanda will accept up to 250 migrants from the United States, the government said on Tuesday, without giving details of who could be included in the deal.

Washington has been pushing a deportation drive, with President Donald Trump's administration negotiating controversial arrangements to send people to third countries, among them South Sudan and Eswatini.

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