UK asylum applicants are reportedly being threatened with deportation.

Refugees in the UK have been warned that they may be deported to Rwanda if they complain of overcrowding, poor food and mental health problems, according to a report by the Refugee Action charity. The UK government had previously announced plans to send some asylum seekers to the African country, in part to deter people from attempting to enter Britain by "dangerous or necessary methods." The controversial arrangement between Rishi Sunak's Conservative government and Rwanda would see individuals who enter the UK illegally being made eligible for deportation to Africa, where they could be granted refugee status. Tim Naor Hilton, chief executive of Refugee Action, said the government is running a system of de facto detention, holding and segregating people seeking asylum in accommodation that is harming their mental and physical health.
Refugee Action has released a report highlighting the "demoralizing and brutal system" of asylum accommodation in the UK. It claims that overcrowding is common, lack of privacy is not afforded to asylum seekers, and that three-quarters of those interviewed complained of malnutrition and one-third said their children were unable to access education. Around 50,000 people are currently being housed in asylum accommodation across the UK, and one woman was taken to hospital when a ceiling collapsed on her at an asylum center. The UK Home Office said it addressed complaints "in a timely manner" and that there were 72,027 asylum applications in the UK in the year ending September 2022, the highest such figure for nearly two decades.