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Laura Ferguson

Glasgow Afghan United hit out at plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

A Glasgow refugee charity has condemned the UK Government's plans for asylum seekers who cross the Channel in small boats to be flown to Rwanda for processing.

Glasgow Afghan United hit out at the "overseas detention" of asylum seekers, and urged the government not to go ahead with the plans.

The government said the plans, which would see people who are deemed to have entered Britain unlawfully since January 1 sent to the East African country where they will be permitted to apply for asylum, will curb migrant crossings of the English Channel.

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