London, June 08: Britain plans to set up a “reintegration centre” in Afghanistan so that it can start deporting unaccompanied child asylum seekers to Kabul from Britain.
Under the plan, immigration officials initially hope to return 12 boys a month aged under 18 to Afghanistan and provide “reintegration assistance” for 120 adults a month.
Quoting home office figures, the Guardian said there are more than 4,200 unaccompanied child asylum seekers in Britain, with most being supported in local authority social services homes.
Of the 400 minors claiming asylum in the country in the first three months this year, almost half were Afghans.
–Agencies