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First batch of asylum seekers board controversial ‘migrant barge’ in UK port
50 young, male asylum seekers began boarding the United Kingdom’s first “migrant barge” Monday. The Bibby Stockholm, a three-story barge set to house 500 immigrant men, is the British government’s latest effort to offset housing costs for migrants.
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