Fears migrant children could be mistakenly sent to Rwanda
2 years, 5 months ago

Fears migrant children could be mistakenly sent to Rwanda

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Migrant children could be mistakenly sent to Rwanda if the Home Office wrongly decides they are adults, campaigners have warned. He said: “Every day refugee children are at risk of abuse and neglect because hasty, woeful decision-making routinely mistakes them for adults. The number of adult asylum seekers falsely claiming to be children is a “significant issue”, the Home Office said as it announced it was setting up a scientific advisory committee to get advice on ways of checking the ages of those arriving in the UK. But the Council’s report described the plans as “flawed”, adding that they risk more children being wrongly treated as adults with some “forced to go through scientific procedures that are not reliable.” The Government needs to be more transparent by publishing “adequate and accurate” data on the subject so the true scale of the problem can be known, the charity also said.

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‘Fewer than 10 migrants’ on first Rwanda flight
10 months, 1 week ago

‘Fewer than 10 migrants’ on first Rwanda flight

The Telegraph  

Home Office officials fear the number of migrants deported on the first Rwanda flight could be in single figures because of legal challenges. A source close to the planning of the flights said: “We will do well to get to double figures on the first flight because of the attrition rate due to legal challenges.” Migrants can bring legal claims …

Charity launches legal action against Rwanda plan
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Charity launches legal action against Rwanda plan

The Telegraph  

An asylum charity has launched the first blanket legal action against Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan to deport migrants. Asylum Aid – which was party to the legal challenge that blocked the first flight to Rwanda two years ago – has begun proceedings against the Home Office over what it claims is an “unlawful” policy to send migrants to Rwanda. It …

First asylum seeker flown to Rwanda under voluntary relocation scheme
10 months, 3 weeks ago

First asylum seeker flown to Rwanda under voluntary relocation scheme

The Independent  

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Thousands of migrants bound for deportation to Rwanda are ‘missing’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Thousands of migrants bound for deportation to Rwanda are ‘missing’

The Telegraph  

Thousands of asylum seekers earmarked by the Home Office for deportation to Rwanda have lost contact with the department, a Government document suggests. Out of 5,700 people identified for removal, 2,145 “continue to report to the Home Office and can be located for detention”, the impact assessment says. The document, updated on the Home Office’s website on Monday, also acknowledges …

Home Office asking civil servants to move to Rwanda
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Home Office asking civil servants to move to Rwanda

The Independent  

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Child among five migrants dead and 47 rescued in English Channel hours after Rwanda bill passed
11 months ago

Child among five migrants dead and 47 rescued in English Channel hours after Rwanda bill passed

The Independent  

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Government offering failed asylum-seekers thousands of pounds to move to Rwanda, under new plans
1 year ago

Government offering failed asylum-seekers thousands of pounds to move to Rwanda, under new plans

The Independent  

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Rwanda flights will take off ‘as soon as possible’, says minister
1 year, 1 month ago

Rwanda flights will take off ‘as soon as possible’, says minister

The Independent  

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Thousands of illegal migrants earmarked for Rwanda flights have gone awol
1 year, 2 months ago

Thousands of illegal migrants earmarked for Rwanda flights have gone awol

The Telegraph  

The register says the first risk is that Home Office officials do not locate or detain enough migrants and face legal challenges, meaning they have “few/none” for a flight to Rwanda. “High risk” threats to flights are listed as an increased numbers of migrants absconding before they are placed in detention for deportation, meaning the first flight could be delayed …

Promises over treatment of asylum seekers in Rwanda ‘aspirational’, court told
1 year, 5 months ago

Promises over treatment of asylum seekers in Rwanda ‘aspirational’, court told

The Independent  

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British government tries to assure UK Supreme Court it's safe to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda
1 year, 5 months ago

British government tries to assure UK Supreme Court it's safe to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda

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Rwanda is no refuge for UK asylum seekers
1 year, 9 months ago

Rwanda is no refuge for UK asylum seekers

Al Jazeera  

Before opening its doors to those seeking refuge in the UK, Rwanda should tackle the issues that lead Rwandans to flee and refuse to return home. However, Rwanda itself creates thousands of refugees every year and its government is yet to guarantee a safe environment for Rwandan refugees settled across the world to return home. Unlike Rwanda’s previous governments, the …

Rwanda not safe for asylum seekers and judges wrong to rule scheme lawful, Court of Appeal told
1 year, 10 months ago

Rwanda not safe for asylum seekers and judges wrong to rule scheme lawful, Court of Appeal told

The Independent  

Rwanda is not a safe country to receive asylum seekers from the UK and the High Court was wrong to declare the scheme lawful, a court has heard. In the latest stage of the legal battle over the scheme, Raza Husain KC told the Court of Appeal that there was a risk that asylum seekers would be denied proper process …

Government to use age checks on child asylum seekers despite warnings they don’t work
1 year, 11 months ago

Government to use age checks on child asylum seekers despite warnings they don’t work

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The government will press on with plans to use biological …

Government’s Rwanda policy to deport asylum seekers is lawful, High Court rules
2 years, 3 months ago

Government’s Rwanda policy to deport asylum seekers is lawful, High Court rules

The Independent  

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Hundreds of child refugees ‘mistaken for adults’ due to ‘hasty’ Home Office decisions, charity warns
2 years, 5 months ago

Hundreds of child refugees ‘mistaken for adults’ due to ‘hasty’ Home Office decisions, charity warns

The Independent  

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More asylum seekers told they could be sent to Rwanda during national mourning after Queen’s death
2 years, 6 months ago

More asylum seekers told they could be sent to Rwanda during national mourning after Queen’s death

The Independent  

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Rwanda ‘not a safe third country’ for asylum seekers, UN tells court
2 years, 6 months ago

Rwanda ‘not a safe third country’ for asylum seekers, UN tells court

The Independent  

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Horrors of self-harm and desperation on failed Rwanda flight revealed
2 years, 6 months ago

Horrors of self-harm and desperation on failed Rwanda flight revealed

The Independent  

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Rwanda flight migrants ‘include victims of torture and human trafficking’
2 years, 6 months ago

Rwanda flight migrants ‘include victims of torture and human trafficking’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Medical Justice criticised the “accelerated” process of removal, in which people are notified that …

More asylum seekers told they could be sent to Rwanda ahead of High Court challenge
2 years, 7 months ago

More asylum seekers told they could be sent to Rwanda ahead of High Court challenge

The Independent  

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Rwanda ‘not safe enough’ for asylum deal and Priti Patel must reconsider, parliamentary committee says
2 years, 8 months ago

Rwanda ‘not safe enough’ for asylum deal and Priti Patel must reconsider, parliamentary committee says

The Independent  

Priti Patel must reconsider a deal to send asylum seekers to Rwanda because it is not safe enough and may break the law, a parliamentary committee has said. Joanna Cherry QC, chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, said: “While we have received mixed reports on the safety of Rwanda, particularly for vulnerable groups, and the adequacy of its …

Calls for Government to ‘reconsider’ Rwanda deal
2 years, 8 months ago

Calls for Government to ‘reconsider’ Rwanda deal

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the letter, dated July 21 and published on Monday, committee chairman Joanna Cherry …

Asylum seekers selected for Rwanda removal identified as possible trafficking victims
2 years, 8 months ago

Asylum seekers selected for Rwanda removal identified as possible trafficking victims

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Home Secretary Priti Patel and Rwandan minister Vincent Biruta, signed a ‘world-first’ migration and …

‘No clear evidence’ Rwanda plan deterring migrant crossings – MPs
2 years, 8 months ago

‘No clear evidence’ Rwanda plan deterring migrant crossings – MPs

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. There is no clear evidence that the policy will deter migrant crossings.” MPs called …

Another blow to Home Office as Rwanda asylum seekers go untagged
2 years, 8 months ago

Another blow to Home Office as Rwanda asylum seekers go untagged

The Independent  

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Channel crossing gang made £13m from smuggling 10,000 migrants
2 years, 8 months ago

Channel crossing gang made £13m from smuggling 10,000 migrants

The Telegraph  

Chris Farrimond, the NCA’s director of threat leadership, said that the operation could “make a dent” in the record number of asylum seekers making the journey, but warned that crossings would continue. Mr Farrimond said that despite a record 12,700 crossings so far this year, the numbers were “not as high” as some Home Office predictions. “Of many egregious elements …

New asylum seekers still being locked up for removal to Rwanda
2 years, 9 months ago

New asylum seekers still being locked up for removal to Rwanda

The Independent  

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Asylum seekers remain ‘unlawfully’ locked up after failed Rwanda flight
2 years, 9 months ago

Asylum seekers remain ‘unlawfully’ locked up after failed Rwanda flight

The Independent  

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Can asylum seekers find safety and dignity in Rwanda?
2 years, 9 months ago

Can asylum seekers find safety and dignity in Rwanda?

Al Jazeera  

Despite what the British and Rwandan governments say, my country is currently in no position to absorb tens of thousands of refugees. The British government announced in April that it had struck a deal to send potentially tens of thousands of asylum seekers to Rwanda. Government officials and supporters of the asylum deal once again insisted that Rwanda is a …

Migrants will be treated with 'safety, dignity and respect', says Rwanda high commissioner
2 years, 9 months ago

Migrants will be treated with 'safety, dignity and respect', says Rwanda high commissioner

The Telegraph  

Rwanda’s high commissioner has attacked critics of the Government’s plan to deport Channel migrants to his country, insisting they will be treated with "safety, dignity and respect". In an article for The Telegraph, Johnston Busingye insisted Rwanda would be a "safe haven" for migrants after Prince Charles reportedly branded the plan "appalling", and charities and unions launched a legal fight …

Rwanda deportation having ‘catastrophic’ impact on asylum seekers, say charities
2 years, 9 months ago

Rwanda deportation having ‘catastrophic’ impact on asylum seekers, say charities

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The threat of deportation to Rwanda is having a “catastrophic” …

Home Office admits LGBT refugees sent to Rwanda could face sexual persecution
2 years, 10 months ago

Home Office admits LGBT refugees sent to Rwanda could face sexual persecution

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It’s difficult to imagine a less genuine assessment Rwanda’s shocking human rights record.” The …

Asylum seekers could be sent to Rwanda for ‘spending a couple of weeks in Brussels’
2 years, 10 months ago

Asylum seekers could be sent to Rwanda for ‘spending a couple of weeks in Brussels’

The Independent  

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For many migrants, the view of Rwanda is often far from rosy
2 years, 10 months ago

For many migrants, the view of Rwanda is often far from rosy

The Independent  

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For many migrants, the view of Rwanda is often far from rosy
2 years, 10 months ago

For many migrants, the view of Rwanda is often far from rosy

Associated Press  

KIGALI, Rwanda — Britain’s recent decision to send some migrants to Rwanda is questioned by several people resettled in this tiny East African country who say it is not a suitable refuge. One Eritrean refugee who was deported from Israel to Rwanda in 2015 said he found the country “too difficult” and moved his family to South Sudan, which promised …

Fewer than TWO HUNDRED Channel migrants could be sent to Rwanda every year under £120million scheme
2 years, 11 months ago

Fewer than TWO HUNDRED Channel migrants could be sent to Rwanda every year under £120million scheme

Daily Mail  

Boris Johnson's flagship immigrations scheme to send Channel arrivals to Rwanda could see fewer than 200 sent to Africa every year, a new analysis has revealed. Just two per cent of people who arrive in the UK every year are deemed 'inadmissible' to the asylum system, the criteria that will be used to determine who can be sent to east …

Everything about this refugee deterrent plan is flawed
2 years, 11 months ago

Everything about this refugee deterrent plan is flawed

The Hindu  

On April 14, 2022, the British Home Secretary, Priti Patel, signed the U.K. and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership, a Memorandum of Understanding between the United Kingdom and Rwanda. Under this MoU, most migrants who have made their way to the U.K. via unauthorised routes on or after January 1, 2022 will find themselves redirected to a holding centre …

Theresa May leads barrage of criticism for Rwanda asylum deal
2 years, 11 months ago

Theresa May leads barrage of criticism for Rwanda asylum deal

The Independent  

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UK’s slavery tsar slams ‘lack of humanity’ in Rwanda asylum deal
2 years, 11 months ago

UK’s slavery tsar slams ‘lack of humanity’ in Rwanda asylum deal

The Independent  

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‘Inhumane’: UK plan to send refugees to Rwanda sparks criticism
2 years, 11 months ago

‘Inhumane’: UK plan to send refugees to Rwanda sparks criticism

Al Jazeera  

London, United Kingdom – The British government has been accused of trading people like commodities after it unveiled a controversial plan to send asylum seekers on a one-way ticket 6,000km away to Rwanda. “It’s truly shocking and inhumane,” said Steve Valdez-Symonds, the refugee and migrant rights programme director at Amnesty International UK. People traded like ‘commodities’ According to the plan, …

Government to send asylum seekers to Rwanda despite granting protection to dozens fleeing nation in past decade
2 years, 11 months ago

Government to send asylum seekers to Rwanda despite granting protection to dozens fleeing nation in past decade

The Independent  

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Boris Johnson confirms plans to send thousands of migrants to Rwanda, saying those arriving by illegal routes face ‘swift’ removal
2 years, 11 months ago

Boris Johnson confirms plans to send thousands of migrants to Rwanda, saying those arriving by illegal routes face ‘swift’ removal

The Independent  

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Boris Johnson: Tens of thousands could be sent to Rwanda under asylum seeker relocation plan
2 years, 11 months ago

Boris Johnson: Tens of thousands could be sent to Rwanda under asylum seeker relocation plan

The Telegraph  

Tens of thousands of illegal Channel migrants could be sent to Rwanda, Boris Johnson announced as he admitted the plan will be challenged in the courts. Speaking in Kent, the Prime Minister said anyone entering the UK illegally or who had arrived since Jan 1 could be relocated to Rwanda, where they could be resettled. He said they would be …

Rwanda: Children of Bad Memories
11 years, 11 months ago

Rwanda: Children of Bad Memories

Al Jazeera  

Can Shyaka get answers about his father’s identity from a mother traumatised by the Rwandan genocide? “Dear Mum, When I became 9 years old … I started to think about my father for the first time. I want to see my father.“ – Shyaka, 13 years old He is one of the estimated 25,000 children of the 500,000 women who …

Orphanages unused by deported children
18 years ago

Orphanages unused by deported children

Dutch News  

Children who came to the Netherlands as unaccompanied refugees and have been deported back to Angola and Congo are not using places at two orphanages paid for by the Dutch state, the immigration service IND confirmed on Monday. The paper reported that only one child has used the orphanage in Angola since it was opened in 2003 by former immigration …

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