UK and Rwanda look forward to first migrant deportation flights in weeks
President of Rwanda Paul Kagame (L) and Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pose for the media, ahead of their meeting inside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain on April 9, 2024. PHOTO | REUTERS
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Rwandan President Paul Kagame are looking forward to the first flights under Britain's plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda departing in the spring, a readout of their meeting said on Tuesday.
Sunak wants to relocate thousands of asylum seekers who arrive in Britain on small boats each year to Rwanda, but legal challenges have so far prevented anyone being sent there.
