The new asylum policy, announced by Priti Patel last week, will see refugees who reach the UK through illegal routes deported to Rwanda on chartered flights as early as May.
Organisations supporting vulnerable children and refugees have signed an open letter condemning the “shamefully cruel” plans.
It will “result in more, not fewer, dangerous journeys – leaving more people at risk of being trafficked”, the letter states, adding that it is “a breach of the Refugee Convention”.
Charities including Children England, Article 39, the Children’s Law Centre, the Refugee Youth Service and the Refugee Council are among more than 150 organisations to sign the letter.
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