UK plan to fly asylum-seekers to Rwanda draws outrage

By The Associated Press

British Home Secretary Priti Patel (L), and Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Vincent Biruta, shake hands after signing an agreement at Kigali Convention Center, Kigali, Rwanda on April 14, 2022.

Britain announced a deal with rwanda on Thursday to send asylum-seekers thousands of miles to the East African country, which it said would deter people-smugglers, but has been called inhumane.

(Image credit: SIMON WOHLFAHRT/AFP via Getty Images)

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