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mwooldri

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7. They did. It didn't work.

Reply to PSPS (Reply #4)

Sat May 3, 2025, 02:26 PM

May 3

UK spent £270 million to set up the scheme with Rwanda, with about £700 million spent overall.

None were forcibly deported. It is reported that four (4) people voluntarily chose to go to Kigali after being offered £3,000 and presumably free flights. It was reported to have cost the UK government £1.8 million per asylum seeker who voluntarily chose to go.

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/rwanda-wont-refund-270m-to-uk-for-cancelled-deportation-plan-2qjqd8hh7

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/01/rwanda-plan-uk-asylum-seeker-cost-figures

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Trump administration in talks with Rwanda to take deportees from U.S. [View all] BumRushDaShow May 3 OP

So our tax payer money is being dished out.... Lovie777 May 3 #1

Yes and it is not a one time payment. We will be paying the prison bills for years. Irish_Dem May 3 #2

That haven for human rights. NCDem47 May 3 #3

Sounds ideal for white collar criminals and crypto thieves. mpcamb May 4 #9

Isn't (or didn't) the UK try this very thing? PSPS May 3 #4

Says it in the last excerpt paragraph BumRushDaShow May 3 #5

They did. It didn't work. mwooldri May 3 #7

W. T. F. uppityperson May 3 #6

I recently heard Erik Prince was behind the failed effort to set up a huge for profit prison deal with the admin pecosbob May 4 #8

I *know* he has been trying to get some piece of the action BumRushDaShow May 4 #10

They should send Trump there Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 6 #11

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