Hostel in Rwanda for UK asylum seekers prepares to take children

25/6/2022 6:12

        The hostel in Rwanda where Britain plans to send migrants under its controversial asylum-seeker deportation policy is preparing to house children,
        its manager said, with the prospect of youngsters being sent there with their parents.
        
        Under an agreement struck in April, Britain will send tens of thousands of migrants who arrive on its shores illegally to the East African country.
        
        The Hope Hostel, where the asylum seekers will stay for about nine months after they arrive, is currently building a mini football pitch and a basketball court.
        
        The British government's plan to send some migrants to Rwanda has been criticized by the opposition, charities and religious leaders who say it is inhumane. The government argues it is necessary to smash the business model of people-smuggling networks.