UK vows to deport foreign criminals under slavery overhaul

Asylum seekers from Libya arrive in Rwanda in December 2020. UK high court judges recently ruled on the British government's controversial policy of deporting migrants and asylum-seekers to Rwanda. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

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  • It cited the case of one convicted rapist who appealed against a decision by the Home Office (interior ministry) to expel him from Britain, by claiming he was a victim of criminal gangs engaged in human trafficking.