The Rwandan Ministry of Infrastructure on Sunday launched the construction of new homes meant to accommodate migrants deported from the United Kingdom (UK).

UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman and Rwanda’s Minister of Infrastructure Ernest Nsabimana officiated the groundbreaking ceremony at the Gahanga sector in Rwanda’s Kicukiro District.

The housing development project for 528 housing units, supposed to take six months, will be implemented under the UK-Rwanda Migration Partnership, Nsabimana said.

The UK reached a deal with Rwanda in April 2022, under which illegal immigrants and asylum-seekers are to be sent to the east African country to have their claims processed there.