UK begins detaining migrants for Rwanda deportation

British authorities announced on Wednesday that the detention of asylum seekers slated for transfer to Rwanda within the next 9 to 11 weeks has commenced.

Last month, the British Parliament passed legislation to facilitate the deportation of illegal asylum seekers to Rwanda.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak aims for the first flights to take place in July.

Images released on Wednesday by the UK Home Office show a man being loaded into a van by immigration officers...