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Boris Johnson wants first asylum seekers flown to Rwanda 'in six weeks'

The Prime Minister is aiming to have the first asylum seekers, who are deemed to have arrived in the UK illegally, flown out to Rwanda in around six weeks in a bid to curb Channel crossings

Daily Mirror

What the papers say – April 15

Good Friday’s front pages report on Boris Johnson’s controversial scheme to ‘process’ Channel migrants offshore.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson wants first ‘illegal’ migrants flown to Rwanda in six weeks

The Government is braced for its widely criticised plans to be challenged in the courts.

The Independent UK

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PM's 'cruel' plan to take asylum seekers to Rwanda branded 'inhumane and unlawful'

Boris Johnson claimed the £120m initial deal with Rwanda would stop vile people traffickers 'turning the Channel into a watery graveyard', but admitted the plan could be held up by court fights

Daily Mirror

'Nasty' Rwanda asylum seeker scheme exposed - what it will cost and why it will fail

The UK has signed a five-year deal effective immediately for Rwanda to take Britain’s unwanted asylum seekers. Anyone the Home Office deems 'inadmissible' to claim asylum in the UK can be taken to Rwanda

Daily Mirror

UK Rwanda plan for asylum seekers decried as inhumane, expensive and deadly

Politicians, legal experts and refugee groups condemn Johnson’s plan to ‘offshore’ Channel crossing crisis

The Guardian - UK

What are the Tories trying to achieve by offshoring asylum seekers?

Analysis: Tories keen to shore up support with tough immigration policy but there are concerns about the detail

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Man who saved 1,200 people during Rwanda genocide wrongly convicted of terrorism

Paul Rusesabagina is serving 25 years for 'terrorism offences', with his family saying he was kidnapped while on a flight from Dubai to Burundi and given an unfair trial

Daily Mirror

The Guardian view on Britain’s Rwanda deal: a cruel, cynical pretence

Editorial: Sending asylum seekers on a one-way journey does nothing to address the global refugee crisis

The Guardian - UK

Johnson the Criminal lays down the law for asylum seekers

Prime minister proffers surreal reasons for sending people fleeing war to human rights paradise of Rwanda

The Guardian - UK

‘Inhumane’: some Tories criticise plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

Small but vehement group have already expressed doubts about government’s outsourcing plan

The Guardian - UK

UK to send asylum seekers to Rwanda despite granting protection to dozens fleeing nation in past decade

Expert warns of immediate concern those being sent to African country could face similar threats to those who have fled in recent years

The Independent UK

Rwanda asylum plan: who does it target and is it going to happen?

Plans have surprised many, have few precedents and have been condemned as cruel and unworkable

The Guardian - UK

PM braced for legal bids over forced removal of asylum seekers to Rwanda

Migrants, including asylum seekers who enter through unauthorised methods, will be flown 4,000 miles to East Africa under Government plans.

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What are the PM’s plans to fly migrants seeking asylum in the UK to Rwanda?

Here is a look at how much the scheme will cost, who is at risk of being removed and why Boris Johnson says the move is necessary.

The Independent UK

Deal with Rwanda not comparable with Australia’s offshore policy, says Patel

The Government announced a new immigration policy that will see asylum seekers who cross the Channel in small boats sent to Rwanda for processing.

Daily Mirror

Channel asylum seekers to be forced onto one-way Rwanda flight under 'evil' Priti Patel plan

People deemed 'inadmissible' for an asylum claim will be put in a hostel in Rwanda and told to make an asylum claim there, which takes three months on average.

Evening Standard

What is the Rwanda asylum seeker plan and what has been the response?

Charities and MPs have claimed the plans are ‘evil’ and will leave a heavy bill for the taxpayer

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Rwanda's human rights record from genocide to torture - as UK plan to send asylum seekers

The UK government is set to unveil its controversial plans to tackle channel crossings by 'offshoring' migrants to Rwanda. Labour called the plans 'unworkable and unethical'

The Independent UK

Asylum seekers to be taken to hostel in Rwandan capital

Hope House is currently being used as accommodation for tourists.

The Independent UK

What is Rwanda’s record on human rights?

Plans to send asylum seekers to the central African nation have sparked fresh concern over alleged human rights abuses

Manchester Evening News

Boris Johnson unveils plans for asylum seekers to be taken 4,000 miles away to Rwanda despite backlash

The Home Secretary Priti Patel is set to sign a deal with the East African country on Thursday

France 24

UK announces controversial plan to fly migrants and asylum-seekers to Rwanda

Britain will send migrants and asylum-seekers who cross the Channel thousands of miles away to Rwanda under a controversial deal announced Thursday as the government tries to clamp down on record numbers of people making the perilous journey.

The Guardian - UK

UK plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda sparks fierce criticism

Politicians, charities and rights groups condemn plans as ill-conceived, inhumane and evil

The Guardian - UK

UK plans to send thousands of asylum seekers to Rwanda, says Boris Johnson – as it happened

Opposition parties denounce plan as ‘shameful’ and ‘evil’; home secretary Priti Patel in Kigali today to unveil more details

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