All is set to fly the first set of migrants who cross the English Channel to Rwanda.
Disclosing this, the Home Office, said officials have begun issuing formal directions to the first people set to be flown to the African country.
Metronetworknews gathered that under the scheme, some asylum seekers who have arrived in the UK will be sent to Rwanda where their application will be processed and while their application is considered they will be given accommodation and support and, if successful, they will be able to remain in Rwanda with up to five years’ access to education and support.
According to Priti Patel, the Home office secretary, the partnership with Rwanda was “a key part of our strategy to overhaul the broken asylum system and break the evil people-smugglers’ business model”.
However, the move has elicited criticism from politicians, charities and the Archbishop of Canterbury who condemned it.
