Now bungling Home Office officials admit they can't find THOUSANDS of migrants ... trends now
Bungling Home Office officials have admitted they can't find thousands of migrants who are set to be deported to Rwanda.
An updated document assessing the impact of the partnership with the east African country states that Rwanda has agreed to accept 5,700 people.
But in an embarrassing admission by the Home Secretary James Cleverly's department, it says only 2,143 continue to report and their whereabouts are known.
Sources have admitted to The Times that there was significant risk that they could have absconded now that the deportation bill has passed through Parliament.
However, the Home Office has said that the remaining 3,557 people may not have absconded but are not subject to reporting restrictions.
Bungling Home Office officials have admitted they can't find thousands of migrants who are set to be deported to Rwanda (Pictured: Migrants cross the Channel on a small boat in March)
In an updated document which assesses the impact of the partnership with the east African country, it states that Rwanda has agreed to accept 5,700 people - but only 2,143 of those continue to report
The Home Office currently gives those seeking asylum somewhere to live and a £49 a week allowance, for each person in a household, to pay for food and clothes.
It is thought the first deportation flights to Rwanda will take off in the next 10 to 12 weeks, according to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, with the Guardian reporting migrants were being detained across the UK from yesterday.
Those who are being detained have all arrived in the UK illegally between January 2022 and June 2023 - according to the Migrant and Economic Development Partnership document - mainly by small boat Channel crossings.
It states: 'Of the 5,700 people Rwanda has
