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Alain Mukuralinda, Rwanda's deputy government spokesman, said: "The UK has informed the 1st group of about 50 that they'll be relocated, and we expect to hear soon from our UK partners when they'll arrive, likely in the next few weeks".
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) accused the UK government of 'destroying lives' after 50 people received letters notifying them of their impending deportation to Rwanda.
The UK Home Office has expressed 'concern' over the fate of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers deported to Rwanda, however has refused to rule out relocations to the East African country.
Amnesty International's European director staunchly criticised the idea of a Danish refugee reception centre in Rwanda, which local media suggested could now be on the table.
Afghans and Indians are the most common nationalities taking small boats from France to the UK, according to the latest data from the UK Home Office.
Analysis: Migration and the Ukraine war will dictate how the new European parliament, with a strengthened far right, interacts with the Middle East.
Suella Braverman said she had sent an official document from her personal email to a parliamentary colleague, adding that this marked 'a technical infringement of the rules' and that it was therefore 'right for me to go'.
The UK government announced a new policy on Thursday to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for offshore processing.
Sunday's arrival of 254 people mean nearly 7,000 have reached the UK so far in 2022, more than three times the number recorded by this time last year, according to British media.
Hundreds of people gathered outside the UK Home Office in London on Thursday to protest against government plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.