Hundreds of migrants arrived in the UK this morning before the first flight to bring asylum seekers to Rwanda is scheduled to leave.
Judges decided that the plane to Rwanda could take off as over 300 migrants – including mostly men, one heavily pregnant woman and 12 children – were seen arriving in Dover today.
Yesterday, 138 people arrived bringing the total official number of new arrivals to 705 in June alone, with the total for the year so far reaching 10,269.
When migrants were asked today in Dover if they knew they could be sent to Rwanda, one migrant replied ‘What? No’ while others looked on in apparent confusion.
Court of Appeal judges rejected a legal challenge by human rights group in attempt to stop the flight to the African country taking off amid pressure from the Church of England and opposition parties.
Seven or eight people are reported to be leaving on the flight this evening, which is estimated to be costing the government £500,000.
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