Ice deports convicted sex offender, human rights offender to rwanda

ICE deports convicted sex offender, human rights offender to Rwanda

March 6, 2025

WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported Napolean Ahmed Mbonyunkiza, a 56-year-old Rwandan national convicted of sexual abuse and linked to human rights violations, to Rwanda on March 4.

Mbonyunkiza was charged in 2010 in the United States with third-degree sexual abuse, neglect of a dependent person, and dependent adult abuse. He fled while out on bond but was later paroled into the U.S. in 2013 to face prosecution.

During the investigation, ICE’s Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center discovered his ties to the Mouvement Republicain National pour la Democratie et le Developpement, a political party associated with the Interahamwe militia, which played a role in the Rwandan genocide.

He pleaded guilty in 2014 and was sentenced to a maximum of 30 years in prison, serving 10 years before ICE took him into custody in January 2024. A U.S. immigration judge ordered his removal in April 2024, and he was handed over to Rwandan authorities without incident.

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