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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Ignatius Ssuna

Interviews, a history lesson and football: what awaits people sent to Rwanda by UK?

View of Hope hostel, showing balconies, staircases and walkways
Hope hostel, where some of those deported from the UK will be taken straight to after leaving Kigali airport. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Daily interviews, an orientation session and football: this is what awaits refugees scheduled to land in Rwanda as part of the UK’s migration plan.

Some asylum seekers will be taken to the Hope hostel – a 20-minute drive from Kigali international airport – where they will be fed, taught about the country’s history and be allowed to walk past the armed security guards to stretch their legs.

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