Four of seven immigrants deported by Trump to Kigali prefer to stay in Rwanda and rebuild their lives
The US also deported five men who are citizens of Vietnam, Jamaica, Cuba, Yemen and Laos to the southern African kingdom of Eswatini, where the government said they will be held in solitary confinement in prison for an undetermined period of time.
President Museveni allows deported migrants from US to go to Uganda, but should not have criminal records
Uganda has had challenges with the US after lawmakers passed an anti-homosexuality bill in 2023 that punishes consensual same-sex conduct with penalties including life imprisonment. Washington threatened consequences and the World Bank withheld some funding.
