Rwanda: First migrants to be deported detained by Home Office

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       The first migrants set to be deported to Rwanda have been detained.

       The Home Office said a series of operations took place across the country over the last few days, with more activity due to be carried out in the coming weeks.

       A video released by the department shows migrants earmarked for deportation being detained in dramatic raids.

       It comes ahead of the Government's bid to get flights to send migrants to the east African nation off the ground by July after the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act became law last week.

       Home Secretary James Cleverly said: "Our Rwanda partnership is a pioneering response to the global challenge of illegal migration, and we have worked tirelessly to introduce new, robust legislation to deliver it.

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       "Our dedicated enforcement teams are working at pace to swiftly detain those who have no right to be here so we can get flights off the ground.

       "This is a complex piece of work, but we remain absolutely committed to operationalising the policy, to stop the boats and break the business model of people smuggling gangs."

       Officials have not yet said how many people have been detained, or where they were taken into custody.

       Home Office director of enforcement Eddy Montgomery said it was "vital that operational detail is kept to a minimum, to protect colleagues involved and those being detained, as well as ensuring we can deliver this large-scale operation as quickly as possible".

       The announcement was made after figures showed Channel crossings had reached another record high and ahead of what is expected to be a testing set of local and mayoral elections for Rishi Sunak in which the Tories are likely to suffer heavy losses.

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       But the Home Office is facing questions over its ability to track down thousands people it had earmarked for removal to Rwanda.

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       According to a Government document released this week, only 2,143 out of the 5,700 people identified for removal to the east African nation "continue to report to the Home Office and can be located for detention".

       Meanwhile, a failed asylum seeker has become the first to person to be sent to Rwanda after being offered ￡3,000 to do so under a separate voluntary scheme.

       The Sun reported that the man's flight left on Monday evening.

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