What's behind the UK-Rwanda asylum deal?

The Inside Story Podcast - En podcast av Al Jazeera

An agreement between Britain and Rwanda means that single men will be flown to Africa to have their asylum claims processed there. The government says it's needed to deter 'vile' people smugglers, but rights groups see it as cruel. So, will it work? Join host Mohammed Jamjoom. With guests: Maya Goodfellow - Academic, University of Sheffield and author of 'Hostile Environment: How Immigrants Became Scapegoats'. Natalie Hodgson - Assistant Professor in Law, University of Nottingham. Emilie McDonnell - UK Advocacy and Communications Coordinator, Human Rights Watch.

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