THE Government could send illegal migrants off to an overseas territory 4,000 miles away if its Rwanda policy fails.
Ascension Island is being considered again as a possible place to take migrants to before finding them a permanent destination.
The volcanic island, in the middle of the South Atlantic, had been previously considered as a location for processing asylum seekers.
Ministers considered its location as being remote enough to deter migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats.
The island, along with other overseas territories, is part of a range of “Plan B” options that have been discussed by ministers and officials in case the policy of sending migrants to Rwanda has to be dropped.