UK approves controversial bill to send some asylum-seekers to Rwanda

ABC News— Deportation flights are expected to begin in July as the U.K. approves a bill to send some asylum-seekers to Rwanda.

CHCH—UK passes controversial bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. A controversial law is dividing public opinion in Britain today. Asylum seekers in the United Kingdom will start being shipped off to Rwanda within 10 to 12 weeks. It comes after the country’s House of Parliament finally passed the required legislation. Tens of thousands of migrants – many fleeing wars and poverty in Africa, the […]

KIFI—UK passes controversial bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda after two years of challenges. By Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — The UK parliament has finally passed a contentious bill that will allow the government to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for their claims to be considered by the East African nation. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s efforts had been stuck between opposition in the Houses of Parliament and challenges in the British courts, as lawmakers and activists have

CNN—UK passes controversial bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda after two years of challenges. The UK parliament has finally passed a contentious bill that will allow the government to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for their claims to be considered by the East African nation. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s efforts had been stuck between opposition in the Houses of Parliament and challenges in the British courts, as lawmakers and activists have sought to scupper the legislation on human rights grounds. Sunak’s inability to implement the policy has caused considerable embarrassment, as the...