The Labour Government is poised to scrap the Rwanda scheme just as it was finally ready for take-off, to the delight of migrants waiting to cross the Channel.
In a tent encampment in woodland near Dunkirk last night, migrants said it was 'amazing news' that the new UK Government will abandon the programme.
Loni, 17, from South Sudan, said: 'I've been here for seven months with my sister and her children, and all the time we've worried we could get sent to Rwanda.
'It's amazing news to hear that won't be happening any more.
'I'm happy now I know they will not be sending us back to close to home.'