The UK will not take back asylum seekers who have crossed into Ireland as the Rwanda deportation scheme gets going, Rishi Sunak has said.
The migrant, whose name is unknown, was flown out of the UK yesterday evening and arrived in Kigali.
In 2023, 19,000 failed asylum seekers were voluntarily taken out of the UK, after being told they would never be granted the rights of legal migrants. Bungling Home Office officials reportedly admitted they can't find thousands of migrants who are set to be deported to Rwanda, it was reported yesterday.
Sources admitted to The Times that there was significant risk that they could have absconded now that the deportation bill has passed through Parliament. It is thought the first deportation flights to Rwanda will take off in the next 10 to 12 weeks, according to the Prime Minister, with the Guardian reporting migrants were being detained across the UK from Sunday. Mr Sunak yesterday declared he is 'not interested' in taking back migrants from Ireland
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