Migrants heading to Rwanda are being given an eight-page leaflet from the Home Office, detailing “what to expect” after they are relocated.
The document, entitled: “I’m being relocated to Rwanda. What does it mean to me?”, describes the African Country as being “generally safe and secure”.
The pamphlet includes a map of Africa, pictures of capital Kigali, facts about the country, and a list of medical and legal rights they are entitled to.
More than 100 people have been detained and taken to removal centres across the UK, with 20 already instructing lawyers to mount challenges to their removal.
Rwanda-bound migrants receive eight page pamphlet detailing ‘what to expect’ after relocation
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Asylum Aid, a refugee charity, has criticised the Government and said they will try and take ministers to court over the deportations.
Over half of those detained are being stationed at Colnbrook immigration removal centre at Heathrow airport, whilst the others are split between Brook House at Gatwick and Yarl’s Wood in Bedfordshire.
The booklet, which was obtained by The Times, claims that Rwanda has a stellar record of helping asylum seekers and reassures people that their claims will be processed following UN Refugee Convention, Rwandan national and international laws.
It said: “If you feel that Rwanda is not safe for you personally, you must notify us immediately in writing or in person and explain why.”
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Migrants heading to Rwanda are being given an eight-page leaflet from the Home Office
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Migrants will be given free accommodation, food, healthcare and help to integrate into the local community, and upon arrival will be given a briefing on the asylum process.
The leaflet also explains that migrants will be given support to return home, however, the terms of the treaty, which was finally ratified last week, state that no one can be forcibly removed to a third country.
Asylum Aid says it is worried that the policy could lead to the Home Office unlawfully denying people seeking asylum from entering the UK, and that the supposed inconsistency could lead to the Government department refusing to consider evidence of individual risk.
The charity’s executive director, Alison Pickup, said: “There is a lack of information on when flights to Rwanda will take off and who will be on them, but the Government has made clear that it is determined to act quickly as we have already seen the Home Office carrying out forcible detentions.
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“The panic this causes is made worse by the limited capacity to provide high quality legal representation in the legal aid and charity sector.
“We have brought forward this legal action to ensure that the Home Office properly considers any individual cases against removal to Rwanda, including on the grounds that they would be returned from Rwanda to the place they fled.”
It comes after the Rwanda Bill became law last week, when it was finally granted Royal Assent in the House of Lords.
The announcement has triggered the formal start of the plan to fly illegally arrived migrants to Rwanda, with flights being expected to take off in 10 to 12 weeks.
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