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Labour confirms plan to scrap Rwanda asylum scheme if it wins election
The Labour Party has confirmed it will abandon the government’s scheme to send failed asylum seekers to Rwanda.
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FactCheck: how many asylum seekers are entering Ireland via the UK and what does it mean for Rwanda?
The Irish justice minister says more than 80% of asylum applicants are coming from Northern Ireland.
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FactCheck: government pays ex-asylum seeker £3,000 to go to Rwanda but true cost much higher
This isn’t the government’s flagship Rwanda policy.
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UK could pay £140,000 to send failed asylum seekers to Rwanda
The government just sent a failed asylum seeker to Rwanda, and paid him £3,000 to go.
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People seeking asylum arrested and held ahead of being flown to Rwanda
A man whose asylum bid was rejected by the UK has been moved to Rwanda with up to £3,000 in financial aid from the government.
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Over half the people earmarked for deportation to Rwanda to UK are ‘missing’
Government data has revealed that the Home Office has lost track of more than half the 5,700 people it has earmarked for deportation to Rwanda.
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Rwanda effect on asylum seeker numbers ‘doubtful’, says Irish MEP
An ongoing war of words, between leaders in London and Dublin, over the UK government’s plans to deport asylum seekers to Africa has led to speculation about the ‘Rwanda effect’ on immigration.
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How is the UK’s Rwanda asylum plan impacting Ireland?
The war of words has intensified between the UK and Irish governments over the possible effects of the Rwanda policy.
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Reports of asylum seeker detentions ahead of flights to Rwanda
There are signs that asylum seekers may be already being detained in preparation for summer deportation flights to Rwanda.
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Rwanda plan is ‘absolutely worth trying’, says Tory MP
Rwanda plan is ‘absolutely worth trying’, says Tory MP
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Rwanda scheme ‘isn’t going to be a disincentive’, says migrants’ rights campaigner
We spoke to Zoe Gardner, a researcher and campaigner on migrants’ rights.
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Five die crossing the Channel hours after Rwanda bill passes
It’s supposed to stop people risking their lives crossing the channel to Britain. But the threat of being put on a flight to Rwanda didn’t stop several more boats attempting the perilous journey across the maritime equivalent of the M25. Rishi Sunak says the government is acting out of compassion, to stop more tragedies like…
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FactCheck: ministers claim Rwanda policy will deter people from crossing the Channel
The Home Office admits the deterrent effect is “uncertain”.
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Meet the people the UK wants to send to Rwanda
These are some of the people the government wants to deport to Rwanda. Rishi Sunak says the first flights taking asylum seekers on a one-way flight to Rwanda will take off in 10 to 12 weeks. The government claims the scheme will act as a deterrent to asylum seekers arriving on small boats.
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Rwanda bill: How many flights to clear backlog of asylum seekers?
Planes are booked to take asylum seekers to Rwanda. But how many flights to Rwanda would it take to actually clear the asylum backlog?
