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UK govt planes to take migrants to Africa are still three months away and Farage doubts whether a single migrant will be removed at all. 

After a late-night parliamentary sitting, the plan to send some asylum seekers to the East African country is set to become law.

The UK readied on Tuesday to start detaining migrants within days for deportation to Rwanda after the controversial plan got parliament's approval, sparking outrage from the UN and rights groups.

The Rwanda Bill will become law in a major victory for Rishi Sunak after it was finally passed by the House of Lords with no further amendments on Monday evening.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said: ‘We want to prevent people making these very dangerous crossings.’

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said: ‘We want to prevent people making these very dangerous crossings.’

Nearly 80,000 migrants have arrived across the English Channel since Boris Johnson unveiled the scheme in April 2022.

Hundreds of people set off for the UK from France today, taking advantage of calm weather the day after Parliament finally approved a new law to send arrivals to East Africa.

Masoud (pictured left) was seen on screen receiving a Home Office alert on his mobile phone - but Yamal and Sweb (top right) and Alam (bottom right) insist they still intend to try crossing from Calais.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said: ‘We want to prevent people making these very dangerous crossings.’