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U.K. Parliament approves a plan to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a press conference in London on Monday regarding a treaty between Britain and Rwanda to transfer asylum-seekers to the African country. (Toby Melville/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

LONDON — The British government's bill to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda has won approval in Parliament, after two years of wrangling over the plan, which has drawn criticism from international human rights groups.

The unelected House of Lords cleared the way for the bill to become law after dropping the last of its suggested amendments early Tuesday, just after midnight local time.

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