this Supreme Court monday gave green light British government deporting illegal immigrants to Rwanda. The judges decided to paralyze the decision adopted by the High Court in London on Friday, which allowed the transfer, realizing that the government’s handling of immigration policy was in the “public interest”. The first plane is scheduled to depart this Tuesday. There are 11 refugees on board. The number of deportees was 37 at first, but most have filed legal objections not to be deported and are awaiting the conclusion of the cases.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Philippo GrandiConsider the British plan a “mistake” and a “catastrophic” precedent. The new scheme specifically targets non-addicted men who arrive in the UK illegally via the English Channel, in small boats or disguised in trucks. The deal includes £120m (144m euros) and additional payments based on the number of people shipped.
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Rwanda was the scene of genocide against the Tutsi minority by the Hutu government in 1994. British Home Secretary, Pritti Patel, He hopes these new measures will reduce the activity of migrant smuggling networks that are increasingly using the Channel to reach the UK from Europe. The British press has garnered a comment these days Prince Carlos assessment “sad” new export policy
But Boris Johnson is determined to keep going despite future legal challenges. “It’s very important that people on the Channel understand that the business models of criminal gangs who are putting their lives at risk are going to collapse, and it’s the government that will do that,” he told the LBC radio network. “They sell people false hope and lure them into something extremely risky and criminal.”