ICE removes human rights violator, sex offender to Rwanda

WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement successfully removed Napolean Ahmed Mbonyunkiza, a 56-year-old Rwandan convicted sex offender and human rights violator, to his home country, March 4.

Ahmed Mbonyunkiza was charged in 2010 with sexual abuse in the third degree, neglect of a dependent person, and dependent adult abuse in the United States. He was released on bond but fled prior to the completion of his criminal court proceedings.

ICE paroled Ahmed Mbonyunkiza into the U.S. in 2013 to face justice for his crimes. ICE’s Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center uncovered during the investigation his ties to the Mouvement Republicain National pour la Democratie et le Developpement, a political party affiliated with the notorious Interahamwe militia which played a significant role in the Rwandan genocide.

Ahmed Mbonyunkiza pled guilty in 2014 to all charges and was sentenced to a maximum of 30 years in prison. He ultimately served 10 years before being taken into ICE custody in January 2024, at which time he was placed into removal proceedings.

An immigration judge from the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review ordered his removal to Rwanda on April 15, 2024. ICE successfully executed the removal, turning the criminal alien over to Rwandan authorities without incident.

The Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center is led by ICE and leverages the expertise of criminal investigators, attorneys, historians, intelligence analysts and federal partners to provide a whole of government approach to prevent the U.S. from becoming a safe haven for individuals who commit war crimes, genocide, torture and other human rights abuses around the globe. Currently, ICE has more than 180 active investigations into suspected human rights violators and is pursuing more than 1,945 leads and removals cases involving suspected human rights violators from 95 different countries. The center has issued more than 79,000 lookouts since 2003, for potential perpetrators of human rights abuses and stopped over 390 human rights violators and war crimes suspects from entering the U.S.

Individuals can report suspicious criminal activity to the ICE Tip Line 24 hours a day, seven days a week by dialing 866-DHS-2-ICE or (866-347-2423) or completing the online tip form. Highly trained specialists take reports from both the public and law enforcement agencies on more than 400 laws enforced by ICE.

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