Suella Braverman, the interior minister for Britain, claims that Rwanda is a safe place for the resettlement of asylum seekers, but she has refrained from announcing a timetable for the first deportations there.
In an effort to discourage people from attempting to cross the English Channel from France in small boats, the British government is hoping to send thousands of asylum seekers more than 6,500km (4,000 miles) away to the East African nation. The deal, worth $148 million, will cost 120 million pounds.
The plan was made public in April of last year, but a restraining order from the European Court of Human Rights prevented the first deportation flight from taking place.
The system was declared legal by London’s High Court in December, but detractors are attempting to overturn that decision.
This month, Britain released information about proposed laws that would forbid the admittance of asylum seekers who arrive in small boats. They wouldn’t be able to apply for asylum, and the plan is to send them back home or to so-called safe third nations.
The proposed law, according to some charities, might be ineffective and criminalise the efforts of thousands of refugees.
The BBC questioned Home Secretary Braverman over a violent protest over rations in a camp in Rwanda in 2018 that, according to Rwandan authorities, claimed at least five refugees’ lives.
Braverman claimed that although she was unfamiliar with the circumstances surrounding that case, she was “on firm basis” in her assertion that Rwanda was a safe country and the ideal solution to Britain’s small boat problem.
She remarked on Sunday, “We’re looking at 2023 and beyond.” The High Court’s senior expert judges have examined the specifics of our agreement with Rwanda and determined that it is a safe nation and that our arrangements are legitimate.
When asked about a date for the first flight to leave, Braverman, who visited Rwanda last month, declined to say.
She told the news organisation Sky News, “We have to be practical.” “We won a significant case involving Rwanda in the High Court at the end of the previous year. Now, we’ve put legislation forth. People from the UK are being transferred as soon as possible to Rwanda.
The BBC was reportedly informed by Braverman that ministers were considering “all sorts of
It did not specify if the government was close to concluding a contract on purchasing a barge, only that “land, sites, and boats” will be used to shelter asylum seekers in the UK.
We are speaking with many owners and operators of various types of property across the nation. We’ve already announced locations this week,” she remarked.
There are locations where, in her words, “we feel comfortable enough to be public about those locations.” We want to immediately establish these locations, begin preparing them for habitation, and transport individuals there in order to seek refuge.
