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UK starts detaining asylum seekers to be deported to Rwanda

One of 50 twin bedrooms at Hope Hostel in Kigali, Rwanda, set up to accommodate UK asylum seekers, on April 24, 2024 [Atulinda Allan/AP Photo]

British authorities have started detaining asylum seekers as part of a new scheme to deport them to Rwanda, the government said, with the first flights expected to take off as early as July.

“Our dedicated enforcement teams are working at pace to swiftly detain those who have no right to be here so we can get flights off the ground,” said Home Secretary James Cleverly on Wednesday.

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