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Omar from Afghanistan says plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda will not tackle human trafficking

The UK is planning to send asylum seekers thousands of miles away to Rwanda to be processed. Here's where Rwanda actually is - and whether the country known for human rights abuses is safe for asylum seekers

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

The Government’s plan to send male asylum seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda, part of a number of measures to improve the system, has been met with passionate opposition. The Refugee Council, the Bishop of Durham and the opposition parties have united to condemn the move as cruel and…

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.

People flown to east African country under new deal will be placed in the guest house in the capital

PM insists east African country is safe and scheme will prove ‘very considerable deterrent’

The government claims the scheme will make the system 'fairer' and tackle dangerous channel crossings

Some people who attempt to enter the UK by routes deemed ‘illegal’ by the Government will be sent more than 4,000 miles to the African nation.