Asylum seekers in detention who are due to sent to Rwanda have told how they feel there is ‘no hope’.
Failed asylum seekers could also be sent to Rwanda after the Government expanded its deportation plan Previously only migrants who had arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel on or after 1 January 2022, and who were handed notices telling them their asylum claim may be inadmissible before 29 June last year, were eligible for removal.
It comes as asylum seekers already being held in detention ahead of being sent to Rwanda fear more suicide attempts and hunger strikes could take place ahead of flights taking off because migrants feel there is “no hope”. A Syrian man, who said he sought sanctuary in the UK after fleeing conflict and persecution in his home country, described a desperate atmosphere in Colnbrook immigration removal centre where he claimed he was among up to 60 migrants all facing removal to Rwanda who had taken part in a hunger strike in the last week.
He claimed one of the detainees due to be sent to Rwanda tried to kill themselves on Saturday but was stopped by others and security guards stepped in.
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