Flight comes as news emerges of plan to send asylum seekers who arrive on Chagos Islands to British territory of Saint HelenaA record number of Nigerians and Ghanaians were deported to their home countries on one flight, with 44 forcibly removed on Friday, the Home Office has confirmed.The news comes as it emerged that any asylum seekers who arrive in Diego Garcia before a treaty between the UK and Mauritius to hand back the Chagos Islands is finalised will be sent to Saint Helena, a British territory in the Atlantic Ocean, described as one of the most remote places on Earth. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/19/uk-deports-record-number-of-nigerians-and-ghanaians-in-single-flight
Author : Diane Taylor
Publish date : 2024-10-19 11:36:59
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UK deports record number of Nigerians and Ghanaians in single flight
