Failed asylum seekers also at risk of being sent to Rwanda, says Home Office

UK and Rwanda agree deal to extend cohort of those eligible to be forcibly removed to east African country

Tens of thousands of failed asylum seekers have been added to the group of people at risk of being forcibly removed to Rwanda, the UK Home Office has announced.

The UK and Rwandan governments have agreed a deal to extend the cohort of those eligible to be forcibly removed to the east African country to refused asylum seekers. Lawyers have condemned the development and said it would drive asylum seekers underground.