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Campaigners vow to defy government's Rwanda policy and shock detention raids
Jeremy Corbyn addresses the protesters [Stand Up to Racism]

CAMPAIGNERS vowed today to defy the government’s cruel Rwanda policy and the shocking mass arrests of potential deportees.

The government has launched a series of operations in recent weeks in the wake of the so-called Safety of Rwanda Bill passing through Parliament.

Asylum-seekers have been detained in raids as well as during routine appointments with Home Office authorities. 

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