Ahmad Mulakhil faces two rape charges, while Mohammad Kabir is accused of kidnap, strangulation and aiding and abetting the rape of a girl aged under 13.
Warwickshire County Council leader George Finch has alleged the two men were asylum seekers, which the BBC has been unable to verify independently, and accused Warwickshire Police and the Home Office of covering up their immigration status.
Police refused to disclose further details, saying: "Once someone is charged with an offence, we follow national guidance. This guidance does not include sharing ethnicity or immigration status."
In a statement to the BBC the Home Office said: "Foreign nationals who commit crimes should be in no doubt that the law will be enforced and justice delivered."
Mr Mulakhil, 23, appeared before magistrates in Coventry on 28 July, with Mr Kabir, also aged 23, appearing before magistrates on Saturday.
The pair, both from the Warwickshire town, will next appear at Warwick Crown Court on 26 August.
It has been reported but not officially confirmed that they are Afghan nationals.
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