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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Aine Fox

Abandon plans to detain and send children to Rwanda, MPs tell Government

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Any intention to detain children or send them to Rwanda under controversial new migration laws should be abandoned, MPs have warned.

The risks of harm to asylum-seeking children outweigh any risk of damaging the Government’s aim of deterrence through its Illegal Migration Bill, the Women and Equalities Committee said.

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