A man who failed to get asylum in the UK is said to have voluntarily flown to Rwanda

By IGNATIUS SSUUNA and BRIAN MELLEY
Associated Press

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — A Rwandan official says an unsuccessful asylum-seeker in the U.K. has arrived in Rwanda. The deputy government spokesperson said the man, whose nationality was not disclosed, did not arrive under a controversial deal to deport to Rwanda migrants who enter the U.K. illegally. Although no flights have yet taken place under that policy, the U.K. government said Wednesday that it had rounded up the first group of migrants it expects to deport this summer. Last week, the U.K. Parliament approved legislation allowing deportations to Rwanda despite criticism from human rights groups that the plan is inhumane and illegal.