President Donald Trump arrives at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport
President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally at the Minden-Tahoe Airport
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania
Marco Rubio attends a Senate Foreign Relations committee hearing
Marco Rubio arrives for the 60th Presidential Inauguration
President Donald Trump

President Donald Trump arrives at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport

The Trump administration has begun deporting individuals to Rwanda. Iraqi national and refugee Mr. Omar Abdulsattar Ameen was reportedly the first individual impacted by the new policy. Federal authorities sought Ameen’s removal due to claims he misrepresented his background on refugee documents, although a magistrate judge found Iraq’s case against him implausible.

President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally at the Minden-Tahoe Airport

U.S. officials first detained Ameen in the late 2010s when Iraq requested his extradition.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania

A federal judge blocked extradition for lack of evidence. Deportation then proceeded on different grounds.

Marco Rubio attends a Senate Foreign Relations committee hearing

Reports from The Handbasket say internal U.S. communications confirm the agreement for Rwanda to accept deportees in exchange for resettlement support.

Marco Rubio arrives for the 60th Presidential Inauguration

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, “We are working with other countries to say, ‘We want to send you some of the most despicable human beings,’” He added that “it would be a ‘favor to us’ and that the ‘further away from America, the better.’”