The UK government's handling of migrants bound for Rwanda has come under scrutiny as leaked documents revealed considerations for a similar arrangement with Iraq, despite travel advisories against the country. Migrants detained for removal to Rwanda have been stripped of their smartphones and provided with basic 'brick' phones, limiting their access to the internet and contact with external support. Nationals from Afghanistan, Syria, and Sudan are among those affected. The Home Office's criteria for selecting migrants for this process have also been disclosed.
More than 2,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel since the Rwanda Act became law https://t.co/RmtgKgOcB7
Home Office criteria for selecting Rwanda migrants is revealed 🔴 @HugoGye reports https://t.co/yqjW1otelY
Migrants 'trying to cross back over English Channel to Europe because of Rwanda threat', Syrian asylum seeker claims https://t.co/fcHWu5LbKO
A scrapped Home Office plan to send asylum seekers to Iraq “beggars belief”, refugee experts and the border force union say The department at one point considered using Iraq to process asylum seekers, according to leaked documents @mollyblackall reports https://t.co/FGZPpqnSvS
Revealed: Ministers considered a Rwanda-style migrant deal with Iraq - despite Foreign Office advising against 'all travel' to parts of the country https://t.co/QJi4duUENg https://t.co/uKeVY3ST34
Afghans, Syrians and Sudanese people are among those detained to be sent to Rwanda, according to a charity supporting them ⬇️ @mollyblackall reports https://t.co/t4OUZ1dTN6
Would-be Rwanda migrants detained at removal centres are stripped of their smartphones and given 'brick' phones - meaning they don't have access to the Internet, their contacts or their WhatsApp texts or calls https://t.co/0ccS0ZoH5O https://t.co/RyQ4ky1BsV
🚨 NEW: The government considered sending asylum seekers to Iraq rather than Rwanda, despite advising against all travel to the country
UK considered using Iraq to process asylum seekers in Rwanda-type deal, leaked documents show | Politics News | Sky News https://t.co/ZyBEtUK3Yj
"Migrants who have been detained ready to be flown to Rwanda have been stripped of their smartphones to limit contact with charities and campaigners" https://t.co/ucuRjula04