Key facts
- Jean Leonard Teganya, 55, was convicted in April 2019 of two counts of immigration fraud and three of perjury.
- Rwanda's state prosecutor said Teganya was deported to his home country.
- The 1994 Rwandan genocide killed some 800,000 people, mostly minority Tutsis, over approximately 100 days.
A Rwandan man jailed in the United States for lying about his involvement in the 1994 genocide has been deported to his home country, Rwanda's state prosecutor said on November 9, 2026.
Jean Leonard Teganya, 55, was convicted in April 2019 of two counts of immigration fraud and three of perjury after lying about his alleged role in the genocide to secure asylum in the United States.
The Rwandan genocide began in April 1994, and over approximately 100 days some 800,000 people, mostly minority Tutsis, were murdered.