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REVEALED: German official says rwanda deportation plan using uk facilities considered | Rare Historical Photos

The United Kingdom had already funded accommodation in Kigali, Rwanda, where asylum seekers were set to be deported to [File: Atulinda Allan/AP Photo]

A German official has proposed sending asylum seekers to facilities in Rwanda funded by the United Kingdom, weeks after the UK discarded its own Rwanda deportation plan.

Germany’s Special Representative for Migration Agreements Joachim Stamp said the European Union could utilise existing asylum facilities in Rwanda, which were initially intended for Britain’s 2022 plan to send undocumented refugees and migrants to the East African nation.

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