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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Diane Taylor

Thousands on axed Rwanda scheme list to have asylum claims processed in UK

A protester holds a poster that says Stop Rwanda outside a Home Office building
A protester against the Rwanda deportation scheme in Croydon, south London, in April 2024. Labour scrapped the scheme after coming to power. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA

Thousands of people left in limbo since plans to deport them to Rwanda were axed will now have their asylum claims processed in the UK, Labour has confirmed.

More than 5,000 asylum seekers were on an initial list drawn up by the previous government to be sent to Rwanda under a deal between the two countries.

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