Unease as Rwanda gears up for arrival of UK migrants


by BBC

BBC— Hope Hostel in Rwanda has been ready to receive Britain's unwanted migrants for 664 days. Now, as the UK government pushes to get the...

www.khaama.com—UK begins detaining migrants for Rwanda deportation. British authorities announced on Wednesday that the detention of asylum seekers slated for transfer to Rwanda within the next 9 to 11 weeks has commenced. Last month, the British Parliament passed legislation to facilitate the deportation of illegal asylum seekers to Rwanda. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak aims for the first flights to take place […]

Japan Today—UK to deport 5,700 migrants to Rwanda this year. The UK 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. The figures come days after the scheme aimed at deterring migrant arrivals on small boats from northern Europe became law following months of parliamentary

SiliconBeat—UK Parliament passes bill to send migrants to Rwanda. The government plans to deport to Rwanda some of those who enter the United Kingdom illegally as a deterrent to migrants who risk their lives in leaky, inflatable boats in hopes that they will be able to claim asylum once they reach Britain.