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Kigali — The UK The Rwanda hostel, which plans to send migrants under the controversial deportation policy of asylum seekers, is preparing to accommodate children, the manager said.
Under an agreement signed in April, the United Kingdom will send tens of thousands of migrants to East African countries who illegally arrive on the coast for more than 4,000 miles (64,000 km).
Hope Hostel, which will stay for about nine months after the arrival of asylum seekers, is currently constructing a mini soccer field and basketball court.
Hostel manager Elysee Caryango told reporters that sports facilities have been built to accommodate children in the center. During a visit hosted by the British government, he said they might buy outdoor toys to put on the nearby lawn.
"We are ready to accept all age groups," Kalyango told reporters traveling to Rwanda with Prime Minister Boris Johnson for the Federal Summit. ..
The British government's plan to send some immigrants to Rwanda has been criticized by opposition, charity and religious leaders for being inhumane. The government argues that the business model of human smuggling networks needs to be destroyed.
The UK has previously stated that unaccompanied children will not be deported to Rwanda, but a visiting Prime Minister spokesman will exclude sending children to the facility with his parents. Refused.
"We know we are prepared for all the contingencies and prepared properly," he said.
A spokesman said deportation policies primarily affect male adults. Because they make up 90% of asylum seekers traveling across the strait in small boats.
Johnson was asked by Reuters on Thursday whether he would visit a Rwanda detention center designated for asylum seekers from the United Kingdom.
Hope House was home to a group of orphans in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, but was moved for arrival from the United Kingdom.
According to Kalyango, about 20 people work at the hostel, even though there are currently no visitors.
Johnson said he faced being sent to Rwanda if Ukrainian refugees traveled illegally to Britain on their way to Rwanda for a federal summit. Earlier, he said the prospect of Ukrainian refugees being sent to Rwanda "simply did not happen." ($ 1 = 0.8145 pounds) (reported by Andrew MacAskill, edited by Hugh Lawson)
