What do you think of the Home Office’s Rwanda plan? Have your say

The controversial deal has been met with criticism since it was announced last week

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Priti Patel’s deal to send asylum seekers who arrive in the UK illegally to Rwanda, 4,000 miles away in east Africa, has been met with criticism since it was announced last week. But we want to know what readers of The Independent think of the controversial plans.

The agreement between the UK and Rwanda has been described as “profoundly inadequate and mean-spirited” by Labour, has been rejected by Theresa May, with Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby raising “serious ethical questions” about the policy during his Easter Sunday address, saying it cannot “stand the judgment of God”.

Criticism for the plan has even been flagged by Home Office staff on an internal online noticeboard where employees expressed “deep shame” at the deal.

Ms Patel challenged those against her plan to send migrants to Rwanda to come up with a better idea to tackle small boat crossings in the Channel.

Update: This poll is now closed. You can read the results here.