British Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, argued before Parliament this Tuesday A new law, in which the government wants to “rapidly” deport anyone who comes into British territory. even if that means deporting an asylum claim or deporting immigrants to third countries such as Rwanda before it can be settled.
The main purpose of the executive Stopping the flow of migration in the English Channel, More than 45,000 arrivals attributed in 2022. According to data from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), at least 44 people died in this region last year, and at least 13 people have already died this year.
Braverman’s advocate “Stop the boats that brought tens of thousands of people ashore”, He discussed a law that worries organizations that defend Human Rights but which, according to London, respect all variants of International Law.
The UK will have a “duty” to deport anyone trying to enter the country irregularly, and will only allow those who are “at a real risk of serious and irreversible damage”, minors or seriously ill, to stay. The rest will take effect immediately and will not need to be sent to their country of origin.
The new norm allows migrants to be detained for up to 28 days without having to appear before a judge until they are deported. An annual quota, as yet undetermined, will be established to limit the reception of refugees in the UK.
“It would be a betrayal of the will of those who elected us to fail to respond to the waves of illegal immigrants crossing our borders for the government.” According to the BBC’s report, Braverman, who still defends the country’s commitment to welcome people fleeing conflict zones such as Ukraine or Afghanistan.
Labor fears this new law will increase immigration “chaos”. “We need serious action to stop dangerous boat crossings (…), but it’s like Groundhog Day today,” said dissident Yvette Cooper in the House of Commons.