Rwanda-US migrant deal's first group of deportees arrive, says spokesperson

The first group of deportees arrived in mid-August, according to government spokesperson Yolande Makolo.

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"The first group of seven vetted migrants arrived in Rwanda in mid-August," Rwandan government spokesperson Yolande Makolo said.

She gave no details about their nationalities, only explaining that four of them would remain in Rwanda, with three opting to return to their home countries.

Rights groups have warned that such deportations could breach international law if people are sent to countries where they risk torture or other abuses.

Trump has focused on a sweeping mass deportation scheme to remove undocumented migrants from the US since starting his second term in January.