Charities fear ‘increasing risks of destitution and exploitation’ of refugees as they go into hiding
The Home Office is dealing with growing fallout from the high-profile round-ups of asylum seekers it wants to send to Rwanda, as some have gone into hiding while others have fled across the border to Ireland.
Officials began rounding up asylum seekers to detain them for the Rwanda scheme a week ago, with at least one now on hunger strike and another threatening suicide.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/07/asylum-seekers-hide-or-flee-to-ireland-to-avoid-uk-rwanda-detentions
Author : Diane Taylor, Shane Harrison and Robyn Vinter
Publish date : 2024-05-07 05:00:06
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