Court refuses to stop UK from deporting migrants to Rwanda
2 years, 9 months ago

Court refuses to stop UK from deporting migrants to Rwanda

Associated Press  

LONDON — A British government’s plan to deport asylum-seekers of various nationalities to Rwanda is set to go ahead after an appeals court on Monday refused to block the policy that the U.N.’s top refugee official said sets a dangerous precedent for migrants fleeing war and oppression. Immediately after the decision by a three-justice panel of the Court of Appeal in London, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office said the first deportation flight would go ahead as scheduled on Tuesday. Filippo Grandi, the U.N. high commissioner for refugees, lashed out against the policy, describing it as “all wrong.” If the British government is truly interested in protecting lives, it should work with other countries to target the people smugglers and provide safe routes for asylum seekers, not simply shunt migrants to other countries, Grandi said after the ruling. “Whether or not the first deportation flight leaves Britain today for Rwanda, this policy should shame us as a nation,” the letter said.

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UK says 'no further payment' to Rwanda for scrapped migrant deal
3 weeks ago

UK says 'no further payment' to Rwanda for scrapped migrant deal

Firstpost  

Rwanda’s government spokesperson Yolande Makolo on Monday said that the UK had requested Rwanda to “quietly forgo” the remaining payment —reportedly £50 million — based on “trust and good faith” according to a report The UK government has said that it will not make any further payments to Rwanda after the cancellation of their migrant deal. According to a BBC …

Victims of torture and trafficking rounded up for Rwanda deportation under Tory scheme, report finds
6 months ago

Victims of torture and trafficking rounded up for Rwanda deportation under Tory scheme, report finds

The Independent  

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German official says Rwanda deportation plan using UK facilities considered
6 months, 2 weeks ago

German official says Rwanda deportation plan using UK facilities considered

Al Jazeera  

German official has proposed sending asylum seekers to facilities in Rwanda funded by the UK. A German official has proposed sending asylum seekers to facilities in Rwanda funded by the United Kingdom, weeks after the UK discarded its own Rwanda deportation plan. Germany’s Special Representative for Migration Agreements Joachim Stamp said the European Union could utilise existing asylum facilities in …

Germany is not adopting UK-style Rwanda plan, ambassador says
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Germany is not adopting UK-style Rwanda plan, ambassador says

The Independent  

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Germany considering Rwanda deportation scheme using UK facilities
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Germany considering Rwanda deportation scheme using UK facilities

The Independent  

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Germany's migration commissioner proposes Rwanda migrant deportation plan
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Germany's migration commissioner proposes Rwanda migrant deportation plan

China Daily  

A migrant arrives at the arrival centre for asylum seekers in Reinickendorf district, Berlin, Germany, Oct 6, 2023. BERLIN - Germany's migration commissioner proposed deporting to Rwanda migrants who arrive illegally to the European Union through its borders with Belarus, as Berlin contemplates measures to restrict refugees arriving in the bloc. The proposal comes amid rising pressure on Germany's ruling …

Germany's migration commissioner proposes Rwanda migrant deportation plan
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Germany's migration commissioner proposes Rwanda migrant deportation plan

China Daily  

A migrant arrives at the arrival centre for asylum seekers in Reinickendorf district, Berlin, Germany, Oct 6, 2023. BERLIN - Germany's migration commissioner proposed deporting to Rwanda migrants who arrive illegally to the European Union through its borders with Belarus, as Berlin contemplates measures to restrict refugees arriving in the bloc. The proposal comes amid rising pressure on Germany's ruling …

UK's scrapped Rwanda migrant plan a 'shocking waste' of $904 million in public funds, minister says
8 months ago

UK's scrapped Rwanda migrant plan a 'shocking waste' of $904 million in public funds, minister says

The Independent  

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UK’s scrapped Rwanda migrant plan a ‘shocking waste’ of $904 million in public funds, minister says
8 months ago

UK’s scrapped Rwanda migrant plan a ‘shocking waste’ of $904 million in public funds, minister says

Associated Press  

LONDON — A scrapped plan by former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to send some migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda was the “most shocking waste of taxpayer money I have ever seen,” the U.K.’s new home secretary said Monday as she put the cost at 700 million pounds in public funds. Home Secretary Yvette Copper said the failed …

UK planned to spend 10bn pounds on Rwanda deportation scheme: Home minister
8 months ago

UK planned to spend 10bn pounds on Rwanda deportation scheme: Home minister

Al Jazeera  

The recently scrapped asylum scheme intended to send people who arrived in Britain without permission to Rwanda. Britain’s previous government had planned to spend 10 billion pounds on a now-scrapped plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, and it has already cost taxpayers 700 million pounds, new Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government scrapped the …

No UK refund for cancelling £270m Rwanda plan, says Kigali
8 months, 2 weeks ago

No UK refund for cancelling £270m Rwanda plan, says Kigali

The Telegraph  

Britain will not get any refund on the £270 million paid to Rwanda for the Conservatives’ asylum scheme, Kigali has said after the new Labour government scrapped the programme. Dr Doris Uwicyeza Picard, of the Rwandan ministry of justice, said the country had upheld its side of the deal to help the British government deal with what was a “UK …

Rwanda says it is aware of the UK’s intention to terminate contentious deportation scheme
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Rwanda says it is aware of the UK’s intention to terminate contentious deportation scheme

Associated Press  

KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwanda’s government says it is aware of the United Kingdom’s intention to terminate its plan to deport asylum-seekers to the East African country. In a statement late Monday, the office of the Rwandan government spokesman said the deal had been initiated by the UK “to address the crisis of irregular migration affecting the UK — a problem …

Keir Starmer says scrapping UK’s Rwanda migrant deportation plan
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer says scrapping UK’s Rwanda migrant deportation plan

Al Jazeera  

Previous Conservative government’s policy was ‘never a deterrent’, new PM says, calling it ‘dead and buried’. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he will not continue with the previous Conservative government’s policy to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, in a move welcomed by rights advocates as long overdue. On July 8, Rwanda said it has taken note of the …

Britain spent millions to send migrants to Africa. So far, just two have gone.
9 months ago

Britain spent millions to send migrants to Africa. So far, just two have gone.

Live Mint  

To deter migrants seeking asylum from illegally entering the country, it announced a radical plan: Those smuggled on makeshift dinghies to British shores would be sent to Rwanda, a small country in central Africa, where they would remain. The U.K. government has spent years locked in a fight with human-rights lawyers who argue that Rwanda isn’t a safe place to …

‘I kept asking why’: Syrian refugee detained for 25 days for Rwanda flight speaks after release
9 months, 1 week ago

‘I kept asking why’: Syrian refugee detained for 25 days for Rwanda flight speaks after release

The Independent  

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Rwanda accuses UN refugee agency of lying in British asylum policy case
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Rwanda accuses UN refugee agency of lying in British asylum policy case

Al Jazeera  

UN lawyers say British refugee deportation plan could see Rwanda send them elsewhere, exposing them to further dangers. Rwanda has accused the United Nations refugee agency of lying after the body told a British court this week that asylum seekers sent to the East African country could be moved on to states where they risked torture or death. Lawyers representing …

‘Fewer than 10 migrants’ on first Rwanda flight
10 months, 1 week ago

‘Fewer than 10 migrants’ on first Rwanda flight

The Telegraph  

Home Office officials fear the number of migrants deported on the first Rwanda flight could be in single figures because of legal challenges. A source close to the planning of the flights said: “We will do well to get to double figures on the first flight because of the attrition rate due to legal challenges.” Migrants can bring legal claims …

First Rwanda flight could leave on June 24
10 months, 2 weeks ago

First Rwanda flight could leave on June 24

The Telegraph  

The first Rwanda deportation flight could take off as soon as June 24, court documents reveal. The Government had originally suggested flights would start between July 1 and 15, as first reported by The Telegraph, but it has now advised a High Court judge that the “earliest possible date” will be the week beginning June 24. The disclosure by the …

UK has begun mass arrests of potential Rwanda deportees: What’s next?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

UK has begun mass arrests of potential Rwanda deportees: What’s next?

Al Jazeera  

The UK Home Office has lost contact with more than half the people it wants to deport to Rwanda but has vowed to find them. pic.twitter.com/2WWNhQVC1l — Home Office May 1, 2024 Last month, Parliament approved a controversial law – known as the Safety of Rwanda Bill – that allows for asylum seekers who arrive illegally in Britain to be …

A man who failed to get asylum in the UK is said to have voluntarily flown to Rwanda
10 months, 3 weeks ago

A man who failed to get asylum in the UK is said to have voluntarily flown to Rwanda

Associated Press  

KIGALI, Rwanda — An unsuccessful asylum-seeker in the U.K. has voluntarily arrived in Rwanda, an official said, as the British government rounded up the first group of migrants it expects to fly to Kigali this summer. The man, whose nationality was not disclosed, did not arrive under a controversial deal to deport to Rwanda migrants who enter the U.K. illegally, …

First asylum seeker flown to Rwanda under voluntary relocation scheme
10 months, 3 weeks ago

First asylum seeker flown to Rwanda under voluntary relocation scheme

The Independent  

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Britain sends first voluntary asylum seeker to Rwanda: Report
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Britain sends first voluntary asylum seeker to Rwanda: Report

Hindustan Times  

Britain has sent its first asylum seeker to Rwanda under a voluntary scheme, The Sun Newspaper reported on Tuesday, saying the unnamed migrant was flown out of the country on Monday. As part of the voluntary scheme the government has said it would pay asylum seekers up to 3,000 pounds each to move to Rwanda. As part of the voluntary …

UK starts detaining asylum seekers to be deported to Rwanda
10 months, 3 weeks ago

UK starts detaining asylum seekers to be deported to Rwanda

Al Jazeera  

Government expects to deport 5,700 migrants and asylum seekers to Rwanda this year, but rights groups ready to mount new legal challenge. British authorities have started detaining asylum seekers as part of a new scheme to deport them to Rwanda, the government said, with the first flights expected to take off as early as July. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who …

U.K. to deport 5,700 migrants to Rwanda this year
10 months, 3 weeks ago

U.K. to deport 5,700 migrants to Rwanda this year

The Hindu  

The U.K. expects to deport 5,700 migrants to Rwanda this year, a senior minister said Tuesday, after the government published new details on the controversial plan. Rwanda has "in principle" agreed to accept 5,700 migrants already in the UK, the interior ministry revealed late Monday. Migrants who arrived in the UK between January 2022 and June last year are liable …

First failed asylum seeker removed to Rwanda
10 months, 3 weeks ago

First failed asylum seeker removed to Rwanda

The Telegraph  

Britain has removed the first failed asylum seeker to Rwanda under a voluntary scheme drawn up by the Government to help clear the backlog of migrants stuck in Britain. The deal, which is separate to the enforced deportation scheme, is aimed at removing migrants whose claims have been rejected and cannot remain in the UK but are unable to return …

Thousands of migrants bound for deportation to Rwanda are ‘missing’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Thousands of migrants bound for deportation to Rwanda are ‘missing’

The Telegraph  

Thousands of asylum seekers earmarked by the Home Office for deportation to Rwanda have lost contact with the department, a Government document suggests. Out of 5,700 people identified for removal, 2,145 “continue to report to the Home Office and can be located for detention”, the impact assessment says. The document, updated on the Home Office’s website on Monday, also acknowledges …

DOMINIC LAWSON: As Rwanda plan sees migrants leaving UK for Ireland... Oh, the irony of Dublin now ruing the open border it and the EU both insisted on after Brexit. You'd need a heart of stone not to
10 months, 3 weeks ago

DOMINIC LAWSON: As Rwanda plan sees migrants leaving UK for Ireland... Oh, the irony of Dublin now ruing the open border it and the EU both insisted on after Brexit. You'd need a heart of stone not to

Daily Mail  

For connoisseurs of hypocrisy and irony in politics, the past few days have been ones to treasure. Rishi Sunak and President of Rwanda Paul Kagame meet at Downing Street earlier this month This amended form of the original Rwanda scheme is what finally cleared all parliamentary hurdles a week ago. Last week, the Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin complained …

Home Office asking civil servants to move to Rwanda
11 months ago

Home Office asking civil servants to move to Rwanda

The Independent  

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Rwanda bill criticised by Irish foreign minister as ‘fearful’ migrants cross border
11 months ago

Rwanda bill criticised by Irish foreign minister as ‘fearful’ migrants cross border

The Independent  

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Botswana's foreign minister says UK also approached his country to take 'unwanted immigrants'
11 months ago

Botswana's foreign minister says UK also approached his country to take 'unwanted immigrants'

The Independent  

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The UK government finally passes bill to send migrants to Rwanda, but the battle is not over
11 months ago

The UK government finally passes bill to send migrants to Rwanda, but the battle is not over

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British Parliament has finally passed legislation to send some migrants to Rwanda, clearing the runway for flights this summer under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ’s controversial plan aimed at deterring risky English Channel crossings by people desperate to reach the U.K. A bill designed to unblock a plan beset by court challenges and legislative battles was approved …

How much does Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda deportation scheme cost?
11 months ago

How much does Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda deportation scheme cost?

The Independent  

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How will Indian illegal migrants in UK be impacted by Rwanda deportation plan?
11 months ago

How will Indian illegal migrants in UK be impacted by Rwanda deportation plan?

Hindustan Times  

British prime minister Rishi Sunak's plan to relocate some migrants to Rwanda gained parliamentary approval early Tuesday. The Rwanda asylum plan involves relocating some asylum seekers arriving in the UK to Rwanda, where their claims will be processed under a five-year agreement. • More than 1,000 Indians risked their lives in 2023 by crossing the English Channel from Europe in …

Labour will not deport a single asylum seeker to Rwanda, Yvette Cooper confirms
11 months ago

Labour will not deport a single asylum seeker to Rwanda, Yvette Cooper confirms

The Independent  

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Rwanda Bill: What happens now Rishi Sunak has forced deportation plan through
11 months ago

Rwanda Bill: What happens now Rishi Sunak has forced deportation plan through

The Independent  

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UK passes bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda: What’s next?
11 months ago

UK passes bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda: What’s next?

Al Jazeera  

The government has already chartered planes for deportations to start as early as July, but legal headaches are far from over. “The UK government clearly doesn’t care about the cost of its #Rwanda deportation scheme to UK taxpayers any more than it cares about the cruelty it will inflict on asylum seekers.” Read @astroehlein’s Daily Brief on an obsession turning …

UK passes law to send asylum seekers to Rwanda after months of wrangling
11 months ago

UK passes law to send asylum seekers to Rwanda after months of wrangling

Al Jazeera  

The controversial law is expected to come into force within days with the first deportation flights in weeks. A controversial United Kingdom government bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda has finally secured the approval of the upper house of parliament, which had demanded numerous amendments, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised to start the first flights to Kigali within …

What is UK's Rwanda deportation bill and why is it such a big issue for Rishi Sunak? Explained
11 months ago

What is UK's Rwanda deportation bill and why is it such a big issue for Rishi Sunak? Explained

India TV News  

London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak got a much-needed win in his troubled tenure as his latest effort to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda was finally made into law after approval from the UK Parliament amid much criticism. The UK Supreme Court last year upheld a ruling that the legislation was unlawful as Rwanda could not be considered as a …

Five migrants die while crossing English Channel from France hours after UK passes Rwanda deportation bill
11 months ago

Five migrants die while crossing English Channel from France hours after UK passes Rwanda deportation bill

India TV News  

London: Five people, including a child, died in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France on Tuesday, mere hours after the UK Parliament passed a much-delayed bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda in a bid to deter the dangerous crossings. UK Parliament's Rwanda deportation bill The incident occurred hours after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's latest effort …

If we're sent to Rwanda we'll just try again: Migrants in Dunkirk who are trying to enter UK vow they'll return to make another crossing if they are deported to Africa - as they brand stop the boats p
11 months ago

If we're sent to Rwanda we'll just try again: Migrants in Dunkirk who are trying to enter UK vow they'll return to make another crossing if they are deported to Africa - as they brand stop the boats p

Daily Mail  

Migrants in Dunkirk wanting to cross the Channel in small boats have vowed they will just keep coming back even if deported to Rwanda. One migrant at a camp in Dunkirk has told BBC Breakfast it is 'no matter' to him whether he is deported to Rwanda and how he sees it as 'important' to go to the UK Another, …

UK Parliament approves Rwanda deportation bill, ending weeks of legislative stalemate
11 months ago

UK Parliament approves Rwanda deportation bill, ending weeks of legislative stalemate

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ‘s latest effort to send some migrants to Rwanda finally won approval from Parliament early Tuesday, hours after he pledged deportation flights would begin in July. “We will see some attempts to block deportations legally.” Sunak has staked his political future to the deportation flights, making a pledge to “stop the boats” a …

UK’s Sunak promises Rwanda deportation flights will begin in 10-12 weeks
11 months ago

UK’s Sunak promises Rwanda deportation flights will begin in 10-12 weeks

Al Jazeera  

Sunak says the government would force parliament to sit late into the night on Monday to pass new legislation if needed. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised to start sending asylum seekers to Rwanda within 10 to 12 weeks, telling the upper house of Parliament that he will force new legislation through despite its opposition to the plan. Sunak …

Why the UK’s Plan to Stop Migrants Depends on Rwanda
11 months ago

Why the UK’s Plan to Stop Migrants Depends on Rwanda

Bloomberg  

The UK has developed a controversial solution to the migration pressures facing many developed nations: Send asylum-seekers to Africa. The plan — first floated by then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson in April 2022 — was to immediately deport migrants who arrive on British shores without permission some 4,000 miles to Rwanda and leave them there. More than 70% of those who …

Britain’s contentious plan to send some migrants to Rwanda hits a hurdle in Parliament
11 months, 1 week ago

Britain’s contentious plan to send some migrants to Rwanda hits a hurdle in Parliament

Associated Press  

LONDON — A law that will enable Britain to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda suffered a setback on Wednesday after Parliament’s upper chamber pressed its attempt to amend the contentious legislation. The Rwanda plan is key to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ’s pledge to “stop the boats” bringing unauthorized migrants to the U.K. across the English …

Q&A: What happens next with the Rwanda plan?
11 months, 1 week ago

Q&A: What happens next with the Rwanda plan?

The Telegraph  

How long until the first flights take off? The Safety of Rwanda Bill aims to limit the scope of legal challenges that migrants could mount to delay their deportation. It bars “systemic” challenges against the legislation – as happened with last year’s Supreme Court case – although it is understood some of Britain’s leading immigration lawyers are nonetheless exploring the …

The number of illegal migrants arriving in the UK must fall by 10,000 for the Rwanda scheme to be value for money, the Home Office admits
11 months, 1 week ago

The number of illegal migrants arriving in the UK must fall by 10,000 for the Rwanda scheme to be value for money, the Home Office admits

Daily Mail  

The number of migrants arriving illegally in Britain must fall by about 10,000 for the Rwanda policy to prove value for money, the head of the Home Office has admitted. Sir Matthew Rycroft told MPs yesterday that a one-third reduction in small boat crossings from last year's figure of 29,437 would be needed given the cost of the deportation scheme, …

Can the government expand the Rwanda scheme to deport migrants to other countries?
11 months, 1 week ago

Can the government expand the Rwanda scheme to deport migrants to other countries?

The Independent  

Britain has begun talks with several other countries about replicating the government’s controversial scheme to deport migrants to Rwanda. When he was foreign secretary, James Cleverly, the current home secretary, told officials that talks with other third countries should continue while the legal wrangling over Rwanda played out. Sunder Katwala, director of the British Future think tank, said: “There is …

Rwanda scheme could cost almost £5bn as Rishi Sunak eyes more countries for returns agreements
11 months, 1 week ago

Rwanda scheme could cost almost £5bn as Rishi Sunak eyes more countries for returns agreements

The Independent  

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A key plank in Britain’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda is set to become law
11 months, 1 week ago

A key plank in Britain’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda is set to become law

Associated Press  

LONDON — A key plank in the British government’s plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is expected to become law this week, but opponents plan new legal challenges that could keep deportation flights grounded. The Rwanda plan is key to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ’s pledge to “stop the boats” bringing unauthorized migrants to the …

Rwanda flights ‘will take off this spring regardless of ECHR intervention’
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Rwanda flights ‘will take off this spring regardless of ECHR intervention’

The Telegraph  

Rwanda flights will take off this spring even if the European Court of Human Rights intervenes, the Home Office believes. Officials are “stepping up” preparations for the first two deportation flights of around 150 migrants, according to sources close to James Cleverly, the Home Secretary, before the Rwanda Bill has got Royal Assent. Ministers believe two key changes - in …

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