‘Orientation’: plan for arriving asylum seekers outlined by Rwandan officials

Hope Hostel, Kigali, where asylum seekers deported from the UK will be taken on their arrival in Rwanda. Photograph: Jean Bizimana/Reuters

After arriving at Kigali International airport, asylum seekers will be handed over to Rwandan authorities and driven to Hope Hostel in the city.

“Then they’ll have an opportunity to rest, or have breakfast, clean up in their rooms,” the Rwandan government spokesperson, Yolande Makolo, said. “And then at some point in the day, or the next day, they will start orientation.”