The Rwandan government won't guarantee how many migrants it can take from the UK if flights start to depart. Rishi Sunak has promised that migrants arriving in the UK without permission will be sent to Rwanda rather than allowed to claim asylum in the UK.

Britain has sent a first asylum seeker to Rwanda, British media reported on Tuesday, a week after adopting a controversial law allowing irregular migrants to be deported to the east African country. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government has made the fight against illegal migration a priority as it hopes to recover ground on the main opposition Labour party ahead of an expected general election later this year.

The government refused to give assurances that the 52,000 eligible asylum seekers will be accepted, saying it would be ‘thousands’

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plans to deport migrants to Rwanda have taken a controversial turn as the government announced an incentive to each migrant if they made the move to the African country. Thousands Offered to Migrants Thousands of pounds are being offered to migrant individuals who are willing to move to Rwanda voluntarily,

The UK is again preparing to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda after Parliament created a workaround to enact a policy the high court declared unlawful. Authorities have begun detaining migrants to deport to Rwanda under the revamped plan.