Migrant voluntarily flies to Rwanda

An unsuccessful asylum-seeker in the UK has voluntarily arrived in Rwanda as the British govt rounded up the first group of migrants it expects to fly to Kigali this summer. The man, whose nationality was not disclosed, did not arrive under a controversial deal to deport to Rwanda migrants who enter the UK illegally, the deputy spokesman for the govt said. Last week, UK parliament approved legislation allowing deportations to Rwanda despite criticism from human rights groups that the plan is inhumane. Kemi Badenoch, the UK trade secretary, said the asylum-seeker who chose to leave shows that Rwanda is safe for deportees. The deportee was reportedly paid 3,000 pounds to leave. Badenoch said there is no "cost-free option" for border control.