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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Diane Taylor

Refused asylum seekers also at risk of being sent to Rwanda, says Home Office

Two people with a banner saying 'No Rwanda'
A protest against Rwanda deportations outside a Home Office building in Croydon. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA

Tens of thousands of people who have been refused asylum in the UK have been added to the group of people at risk of being forcibly removed to Rwanda, the Home Office has announced.

The UK and Rwandan governments have agreed a deal to extend the cohort of those eligible to be forcibly removed to the east African country to refused asylum seekers. Lawyers have condemned the development and said it would drive asylum seekers underground.

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