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Plans have surprised many, have few precedents and have been condemned as cruel and unworkable

Migrants, including asylum seekers who enter through unauthorised methods, will be flown 4,000 miles to East Africa under Government plans.

Here is a look at how much the scheme will cost, who is at risk of being removed and why Boris Johnson says the move is necessary.

The Government announced a new immigration policy that will see asylum seekers who cross the Channel in small boats sent to Rwanda for processing.

People deemed 'inadmissible' for an asylum claim will be put in a hostel in Rwanda and told to make an asylum claim there, which takes three months on average.

Charities and MPs have claimed the plans are ‘evil’ and will leave a heavy bill for the taxpayer

The UK government is set to unveil its controversial plans to tackle channel crossings by 'offshoring' migrants to Rwanda. Labour called the plans 'unworkable and unethical'

Hope House is currently being used as accommodation for tourists.

Plans to send asylum seekers to the central African nation have sparked fresh concern over alleged human rights abuses

The Home Secretary Priti Patel is set to sign a deal with the East African country on Thursday

Britain will send migrants and asylum-seekers who cross the Channel thousands of miles away to Rwanda under a controversial deal announced Thursday as the government tries to clamp down on record numbers of people making the perilous journey.