An American pastor who was critical of Rwanda’s government has been deported from the country after being arrested for allegedly “disturbing public order.”

Rwandan authorities arrested Rev. Gregg Schoof, a missionary and evangelical Christian pastor, on Monday because, according to a Rwandan government official, he was trying to hold a news conference without permission, the New York Times reported. Since moving to Rwanda 16 years ago, Schoof has become a critic of the government’s allowance of abortion and teaching evolution.