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Stop rounding up asylum seekers in Scotland for Rwanda deportations, Home Office told

HOME Secretary James Cleverly is facing demands from the Scottish Government to stop rounding up asylum seekers in Scotland to be deported to Rwanda.

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Refused asylum seekers also at risk of being sent to Rwanda, says Home Office

UK and Rwanda agree deal to extend cohort of those eligible to be forcibly removed to east African country

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: Rwanda genocide war crimes tribunal wraps up mission after 29 years

Exclusive: Last two fugitives are deemed to be dead, ending a remarkable exercise in international justice

The Guardian - AU

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Home Office department processing Rwanda deportations told to cut jobs

Exclusive: Illegal Migration Operations Command freezes recruitment and draws up redundancy plans, leaked documents show

The Guardian - UK

UK Deportation Law Ruled Incompatible With Human Rights

Belfast judge rules UK's deportation law doesn't apply in Northern Ireland due to human rights violations. PM plans to appeal. Law aimed to deport migrants...

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Rwanda deportation law should not apply in Northern Ireland, court rules

UK government considers appeal after judge says act undermines post-Brexit human rights protections guaranteed in the region

The Guardian - UK

As a brutal genocide raged around her, Josephine smuggled 12 people to safety

During the Rwandan genocide in 1994, Josephine Dusabimana smuggled ethnic Tutsis out of the country as neighbors attacked neighbors and almost a million people died.

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Chelsea flower show hosts garden designed to help survivors of torture

Charity that challenged UK’s Rwanda policy helps create space designed to evoke happier memories of homelands

The Guardian - UK

Starmer has laid out his plan to tackle asylum. Will it actually work?

The Labour leader confirmed he would scrap the Rwanda scheme in his Dover speech, then confusingly blurred his own argument

The Guardian - UK

Home Office faces legal challenge over risk of lone children being sent to Rwanda

Charity says children could be deported as adults before age can be formally determined

The Guardian - UK

Labour government would halt Rwanda deportations from day one, Starmer says

Opposition leader calls Tory scheme for processing asylum seekers a ‘gimmick’ and a ‘waste of money’

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Can Keir Starmer stop the boats?

Keir Starmer is not a man for dividing lines. Whether on public spending, relations with Europe or benefits claimants, the Labour leader has sought to ensure that the gap between the opposition and government remains as narrow as possible, lest he alienate floating voters. So it is notable that he…

Evening Standard

First UK deportation flight to Rwanda could take off in June, court papers suggest

Government sources had indicated flights would begin in July, but order shows first could happen on 24 June

The Guardian - UK

UK's Labor Vows To Ditch Government's Rwanda Deportation Plan

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has staked his political reputation on his plan to "stop the boats", pushing the controversial deportation plan despite opposition from rights groups and judicial rulings.

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Labour would scrap Rwanda migrant scheme and set up 'elite' force to tackle small boat crossings

Border Security Command would be an “elite force, not a Cinderella service”, Sir Keir Starmer said

The Guardian - UK

Rwandans arrive in Australia after perilous journey to claim asylum

Hunters reportedly find five Rwandan men in mangroves on Saibai Island, a known crocodile habitat

The Guardian - AU

Australia will seek to return Rwandans to PNG after unauthorised arrival in Torres Strait

Government will require that the five men who claimed asylum will not be sent to a country where they face persecution

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Starmer to rip up Rwanda scheme and fund new anti-smuggling unit

Labour leader to promise to divert £75m to fund specialist force against smugglers using counter-terror powers

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Rising protests among UK asylum seekers held for deportation to Rwanda

Lawyers helping detainees say they have been told that dozens have gone on hunger strike in detention centre near Heathrow

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US and DRC's partners call on Rwanda to punish forces over attack

The United States has called on Rwanda to punish forces behind an attack in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Both Kinshasa and the US accuse Kigali of meddling in DRC's affairs.

The Guardian - AU

Five men in custody after ‘unauthorised’ crossing into Australia through Torres Strait

Australian Border Force officers picked up the men, believed to be Rwandan nationals, on Saibai Island, near Papua New Guinea

The Guardian - UK

‘Nightmares about Rwanda’: Iranian asylum seeker facing deportation from UK

Engineer living in Liverpool says he fears being arrested at any moment after receiving deportation notice

The Guardian - UK

Home Office faces fallout from Rwanda roundup as asylum seekers hide or flee

Charities fear ‘increasing risks of destitution and exploitation’ of refugees as they go missing

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda admits it can’t guarantee how many asylum seekers it will take in from UK

About 52,000 people are eligible under the scheme, but a government spokesperson said Kigali would accept ‘thousands’

The Guardian - UK

‘I will kill myself on arrival’: Syrian asylum seeker fears Rwanda will not be safe

Khaled is waiting to be deported from the Colnbrook centre where, he says, many are struggling to cope with what lies ahead

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