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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.

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022

Talking Point: What do you think of the plan to process asylum seekers in Rwanda?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the government’s plans to send “tens of thousands” of asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing at a speech in Kent, which has received widespread criticism from human rights groups and opposition political parties. Mr Johnson acknowledged such concerns in his address, and accepted that the…

Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2022

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 · Apr 14, 2022

Hundreds cross English Channel as PM announces Rwanda migration plan

Border Force and the RNLI brought women, children and men ashore in Dover.

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022

Voters oppose Boris Johnson plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, new poll finds

Voters oppose Boris Johnson’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, a snap poll has suggested.

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022

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.

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022

Comment: A one-way ticket to Rwanda ... really?

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…

Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2022

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.

Daily Mirror · Apr 14, 2022

Asylum seekers sent to Rwanda for processing will stay in ‘Hope House’ hostel

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

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022

Tens of thousands of asylum seekers could be sent to Rwanda, says Johnson

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

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2022