UK confirms first migrants held for Rwanda deportation flights
The UK government confirmed Wednesday it had detained an unspecified number of migrants in recent days for deportation to Rwanda in July under its controversial new policy.- Missing migrants - A senior minister said Tuesday the government expected to deport 5,
Migrants earmarked for deportations to Rwanda detained ‘swiftly’ in raids
Immigration enforcement officers have “swiftly” detained migrants that will be deported to Rwanda in raids on Wednesday morning. Over the past two days
UK sends first asylum seeker to Rwanda, plans to deport nearly 6,000 migrants this year
Britain has sent a first asylum seeker to Rwanda, British media reported on Tuesday, a week after adopting a controversial law allowing irregular migrants to be deported to the east African country. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government has made the fight against illegal migration a priority as it hopes to recover ground on the main opposition Labour party ahead of an expected general election later this year.
'I Was Scared': Migrants Choose Dublin Tents Over UK's Rwanda Deportation
Asylum seekers sleeping rough in tents in Dublin say life under tarpaulin cover is better and safer than facing the risk of being deported by the UK to Rwanda.
Human rights group begins legal action over UK's Rwanda migrant policy
Human rights group Asylum Aid said on Friday it had launched a legal challenge against the British government's policy of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda, which Prime Minister Rishi Sunak aims to launch within weeks.
British law enforcement carry out first roundup of illegal migrants for deportation to Rwanda
A video released by the British Home Office shows officers enforcing the Safety of Rwanda Act, which allows the government to round up asylum seekers and deport them to the African country. (Courtesy:
UK To Deport Nearly 6,000 Migrants To Rwanda This Year
The UK expects to deport nearly 6,000 migrants to Rwanda this year, a senior minister said Tuesday, after the government published new details on the controversial scheme.
On the road to Dublin with migrants fleeing Rwanda deportation
There is growing alarm in Ireland at the flow of asylum seekers from the UK as ever more cross the Irish Sea to escape Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda policy
Human rights group to sue Britain over Rwanda migration policy
The policy could send detained asylum seekers to the Central African country within weeks. Britain’s parliament passed a law last month declaring Rwanda a safe country for migrants, a move designed to overrule a ruling last year by the U.
UK Pencils In Early July For First Rwanda Deportations
The UK government has told the High Court in London that it expects the first deportation flights to Rwanda to take off between July 1 and July 15, a judge said on Friday.
UK Home Office Ramps Up Operations for Deportation Flights to Rwanda Amidst Legal Challenges
T he UK Home Office’s immigration enforcement teams have commenced a nationwide operation, detaining individuals slated for deportation to Rwanda, amid the Conservative government’s controversial policy to transfer asylum seekers to the East African country.
Britain begins detaining migrants to be relocated to Rwanda
Britain's Home Office said Wednesday it has launched the first efforts to detain migrants for relocation to Rwanda.
U.K. shares video of first migrants being detained under Rwanda plan
The British government released video clips Wednesday of what it said were the first detentions of migrants in the country ...
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More migrants cross Channel to UK despite Rwanda threat
Migrants are risking their lives crossing the English Channel despite UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's pledge to ...
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The migrants who say the Rwanda bill won’t deter them from crossing the Channel
The situation is very hard for us, I cannot stay like this.” ‘I can understand why UK wants to deport migrants to Rwanda’ Lamsa Kuku, a 17-year-old from South Sudan, said the UK was his ...
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The UK government finally passes bill to send migrants to Rwanda, but the battle is not over
The Rwanda plan is the British government’s response to the growing number of migrants from around the world — reaching a high of 46,000 in 2022 — who cross the English Channel from France ...
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UK plan to send migrants to Rwanda criticized by human rights groups after Parliament backs new law
After signing a new treaty with Rwanda to beef up protections for migrants, the government proposed the new legislation declaring Rwanda to be a safe country. The Rwandan government welcomed ...
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UK Starts Mass Arrests for Deportation to Rwanda: What Happens Next?
The British government has initiated a series of operations aimed at detaining migrants for deportation to Rwanda, marking ...
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Rwanda's Hope Hostel once housed young genocide survivors. Now it's ready for migrants from Britain
KIGALI, Rwanda -- Rwanda says it's ready to receive migrants from the United Kingdom after British Parliament this week approved a long-stalled and controversial bill seeking to stem the tide of ...