UK deal to outsource asylum seekers compared to Australia's policy

Migrants escorted by Border Force officers after crossing the English Channel in Dover, Britain

Migrants escorted by Border Force officers and members of the military after crossing the English Channel in Dover, Britain, 15 April 2022. Under a scheme designed to crack down on migrants landing on British shores after crossing the Channel in small boats, the UK intends to provide those deemed to have arrived unlawfully with a one-way ticket to Rwanda. Source: EPA / STUART BROCK/EPA

It's a move that refugee organisations have condemned as unworkable and inhumane.



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