UK Sends Failed Asylum Seeker to Rwanda in 1st Ever Removal

Published on May 1, 2024

In a historic first, Britain has relocated a failed asylum seeker to a third country, under a voluntary removals programme. The asylum seeker was put on a flight to Rwanda on Monday, the Home Office has confirmed to The Epoch Times. His relocation was not part of the recently approved Rwanda scheme, but via the Voluntary Returns Service (VRS). The VRS offers illegal immigrants a chance to return home. Earlier this year, the scheme was widened to include Rwanda. Depending on the country of return, applicants may be able to receive up to £3,000 in financial assistance. According to The Sun, a man of African origin, originally not from Rwanda, was flown out of the UK after receiving around £3,000 from the British taxpayer to help relocate....