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The Guardian - UK
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Aaron Walawalkar and Harriet Clugston

‘Inhumane’ treatment of migrants rounded up in UK’s failed Rwanda plan revealed

Home Office immigration officers carry out a detention operation of migrants in May 2024
Home Office immigration officers carry out a detention operation of migrants in May 2024. Photograph: Home Office/PA

The “inhumane” treatment of migrants rounded up in a “futile” operation for the now scrapped Rwanda scheme, has been laid bare in testimonies from Home Office staff that reveal force was used against distressed detainees.

Internal documents disclosed to the Observer and Liberty Investigates under the Freedom of Information Act also reveal four recorded instances of migrants attempting to harm themselves after being apprehended.

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