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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rajeev Syal and Severin Carrell

Man detained by Home Office told he is being sent to Rwanda, says NGO

The sign for Lunar House in Croydon, with the Home Office logo
The Sudanese man is one of three people being held at Lunar House immigration reporting centre in Croydon, according to Soas Detainee Support. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian

An asylum seeker who turned up for a routine Home Office appointment on Monday was detained and told that he was being sent to Rwanda, an NGO has said.

In what is believed to be the first potential deportation case under the Rwanda scheme since Rishi Sunak’s bill received royal assent, the Sudanese man was held in Croydon, south London, the organisation Soas Detainee Support (SDS) told the Guardian.

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