Washington — Rwanda's government and the Trump administration are discussing details about a potential agreement for Kigali to accept deportees from the U.S., including Africans and other non-Rwandan nationals, CBS News has learned. Decisions on potential financial compensation for taking in the deportees and other details would be discussed within the next two weeks, according to a Rwandan official. A U.S. official and a Rwandan official both confirmed the active talks about sending third-country deportees from U.
Main Idea: The Trump administration is talking with Rwanda about sending some deportees from the U.S. to the African country, including people who are not Rwandan.
Key Points:
Deporting migrants to Rwanda could mean more taxpayer costs and new legal fights over how far the Trump administration can go.
Supporters may see faster removals if Marco Rubio secures more countries to take deportees,.
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Central actor in the reported deportation talks and the administration’s approach to sending migrants to third countries.
Named official who publicly discussed the administration’s search for countries to take in migrants and praised related diplomacy.
Trump envoy to Africa whose regional diplomacy is described as part of the broader context.
Existing third-country deportee destination cited as a comparison to the Rwanda talks.
Named U.K. prime minister whose rejection of the Rwanda deportation policy is cited for context.
Mentioned as another country that has agreed to accept some deportees.
Mentioned as another country that has agreed to accept some deportees.
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