Trump Deports Iraqi Man to Africa, Reportedly Plans to Send More Migrants There
The article discusses the deportation of Omar Abdulsattar Ameen, the frist immigrant under a new U.S. agreement to deport individuals to Rwanda. Ameen, an Iraqi man who had lived in the U.S. since 2014 on refugee status, was deported following a cable from the U.S. Embassy in Kigali that confirmed Rwanda’s acceptance of U.S. deportees. Under this arrangement, rwanda is designated as a “Third Party Nation” for immigrants who cannot be sent back to their home countries.
Ameen fled Iraq amid charges of involvement in an ISIS-related murder plot and was granted refugee status in the U.S. However, he faced past legal challenges including attempts to extradite him to Iraq during the Trump management. He had been detained by the immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) due to undisclosed ties to terrorism in his refugee request.
The U.S. reportedly paid Rwanda a one-time fee to facilitate this new deportation initiative, wich aims to reinforce U.S.-Rwanda relations and the “America First” agenda. Although Ameen is the first deportee under this agreement, there are plans for at least ten more immigrants to follow. As of the article’s writing, both the U.S. State Department and the Rwandan government had not commented on Ameen’s case.
An Iraqi man was the first immigrant the U.S. deported to Rwanda in a new supposed Trump administration arrangement.
The U.S. deported Omar Abdulsattar Ameen earlier this month, after he lived in the U.S. since at least 2014, when he was granted refugee status, Reuters reported Thursday.
The Handbasket, an independent news outlet, broke the story after publishing a U.S. State Department cable detailing the new deportation program.
Under the supposed agreement, Rwanda would serve as a “Third Party Nation” receiving immigrants whom the U.S. couldn’t deport to their home countries.
Ameen was the first to be deported in this new agreement, but at least 10 more immigrants are expected to go in the same way, according to The Handbasket.
In a March cable, the American Embassy in Kigali, Rwanda, announced that the African nation was willing to accept America’s deportees. A second cable on Tuesday confirmed Ameen’s successful deportation.
“Rwanda’s primary motivation for accepting Mr. Amen and subsequent TCNs [Third Country Nationals] is to improve U.S. relations and show it can advance the America First agenda,” the U.S. embassy cable read.
The U.S. reportedly paid Rwanda “a one-time payment of $100,000 to support social services, residency documents, and work permits,” which the country requested.
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In 2014, Ameen was granted refugee status in the U.S. after facing Iraqi charges that he murdered a policeman in an ISIS plot.
In 2018 the Trump administration detained Ameen and tried to extradite him to Iraq, where he would stand trial.
But in 2021 a federal judge ruled that the case against him was “not plausible” and ordered his release, according to Reuters.
It was during the Biden administration, however, that Ameen was detained once again by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Reportedly, Ameen hadn’t disclosed in his refugee application his connection to a terrorist organization.
He had been detained by ICE ever since, according to The Handbasket.
The U.S. State Department has declined to comment on Ameen’s case, Reuters reported.
Neither the Department of Homeland Security or the Rwanda government’s spokesman has responded to Reuters’ requests for comment.
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