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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Charlene Rodrigues

Afghan refugees who fled Taliban and Ukraine war fear UK deportation to Rwanda

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Hope is waning for Nader*, a professional Afghan mixed martial arts fighter after the UK government announced it would press on with its Rwanda plan despite ongoing court action to stop the deportation flights.

He, and 46 refugees from Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere, were among nearly 2,600 people who crossed the English Channel in May on inflatable boats.

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