UK migrant flights to Rwanda

The British government insists the first flight removing asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda will take off in the coming hours, no matter how few of them are on board. After legal challenges, only a handful are expected to go. The policy has been condemned by many but the government argues that it will act as a deterrent to people traffickers.

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(Photo: A plane reported by British media to be first to transport migrants to Rwanda is seen on the tarmac at MOD Boscombe Down base in Wiltshire, Britain, June 14, 2022. Credit: Hannah McKay/Reuters)