Exclusive: Operation comes weeks earlier than expected and is thought to have been timed to coincide with local elections
The Home Office will launch a surprise operation to detain asylum seekers across the UK on Monday in preparation for deportation to Rwanda, weeks earlier than expected, the Guardian understands.
Officials plan to hold refugees who turn up for routine meetings at immigration service offices and will also pick people up nationwide in a two-week exercise.
Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Exclusive: Operation comes weeks earlier than expected and is thought to have been timed to coincide with local elections The Home Office will launch a surprise operation to detain asylum seekers across the UK on Monday in preparation for deportation to Rwanda, weeks earlier than expected, the Guardian understands.Officials plan to hold refugees who turn up for routine meetings at immigration service offices and will also pick people up nationwide in a two-week exercise. Continue reading…