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He was initially charged with fraud and attempting to enter the country under false identity. Once the Immigration and Customs Enforcement"s Human Rights Violators and Public Safety Unit (HRVPSU) became aware that Rwanda had issued an international arrest warrant against Kagaba for actions of genocide during the 1994 war in Rwanda, genocide charges were also added. A removal order was then issued.

This was the first incidence in the United States of a removal order for the accusation of genocide.

The United States used 18 United States.C. 2340a to establish jurisdiction over Kagaba. This statute granted jurisdiction over an alleged offender if he: a) is a national of the United States Oregon b) is present in the United States (regardless of whether he or the victims(s) are/were United States. nationals).