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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Patrick Daly

UK’s Rwanda asylum plan breaches international law, says UN refugee agency

PA Wire

The UK’s proposal to send migrants who arrive in Britain unlawfully to Rwanda is “unacceptable” and a breach of international law, the UN’s refugee agency said.

The Government announced this week it plans to provide failed asylum seekers, including those crossing the Channel in small boats, with a one-way ticket to Rwanda, where they will have the right to apply to live in the African country.

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