The insistence of the British government on the implementation of Rwanda’s anti-immigration plan

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, newspaper ” In an article, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung pointed to the British Conservative government’s insistence on advancing Rwanda’s anti-immigration plan despite protests and criticism and wrote: “The Conservatives are still sticking to their planned deportation agreement with Rwanda.” They rejected several changes requested by the upper house in the lower house.

Thus, despite the ongoing criticism of the plan in the UK, the Conservatives in the parliament once again They supported the planned deportation of illegal immigrants to Rwanda. On Monday evening, in the Lower House, they rejected several changes requested by the Upper House. In this situation, the opposition accused the Conservatives of wasting money and violating international obligations with this agreement.

The High Court of London called this project illegal. Now the British government wants to declare the East African country a safe third country under a law and thus avoid a challenge in the British courts. The purpose of this project is to prevent refugees from entering this country from the English Channel by boat. It’s money.

Michael Tomlinson, from the British Home Office officials, defended this plan. He said in the London Parliament: We have a moral obligation to stop the boats. Borders must be protected and lives saved from dangerous crossings. The government’s plan is stuck in a coordination process between both houses, known as ping-pong. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hopes that this law will be approved by the parliament this week. The members of the House of Lords want to prevent Rwanda from implementing its anti-immigration policy as soon as possible. have refused and as a result have delayed it. Among other reasons, this plan violates international laws.

“Rishi Sonak”, the British Prime Minister stopped the boats carrying migrants, especially from the English Channel. prioritized. According to published figures, almost 30,000 migrants crossed the English Channel last year, mostly in small rubber boats. These asylum seekers and all other refugees who have arrived in the UK “illegally” since the start of 2022 could soon face deportation to Rwanda. Regardless of their origin and without examining their asylum application, they should be transferred to this East African country and then submit their asylum application there instead of England.

Critics of this The project is seen as a symbolic measure at the expense of taxpayers to win over conservative voters before the upcoming parliamentary elections. The very high costs of the Rwandan anti-immigration agreement still defends this plan and emphasizes the need to implement it in order to deal with the influx of immigrants. The controversial asylum deal to deport illegal immigrants to Rwanda has cost British taxpayers up to half a billion pounds (584 million euros), significantly more than previously announced.

Opponents of this project, including the United Nations Refugee Agency, are angry with this British law. Critics believe that there is no legal route for asylum seekers to enter this country. The plan also violates obligations to protect refugees, according to critics.

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