It was an embarrassing setback for the British government: despite its determination to deport migrants to Rwanda to prevent illegal arrivals to the UK, the first flight, scheduled for Tuesday night, was canceled following last-minute appeals.
Quickly responding to the court’s decision, the British government has shown its determination to send migrants who illegally entered the United Kingdom into Rwanda.
We will not be discouraged to do the right thing and implement our plans to control our country’s borderssaid Interior Secretary Priti Patel, adding that the government’s legal team reviews every decision made on this flight and now begins preparation for the next flight.
In its plan to send asylum seekers who have illegally arrived in the United Kingdom to this East African country, more than 6,000 km from London, the government claims to prevent illegal crossings of the English Channel, which continue to increase in despite its repeated promise of control. immigration since Brexit.
The plan criticized by the UN is very popular with conservative voters as Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries to restore his authority after escaping a vote of no confidence from his party.
But after legal action, and an emergency decision from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the plane specially chartered for hundreds of thousands of euros remained on the ground.
Last ticket canceled. NO ONE IS GOING TO RWANDA tweeted to the Care4Calais refugee support association announcing previous cancellations of deportations.
Legal battle
Initially, authorities planned to deport up to 130 migrants (Iranians, Iraqis, Albanians or Syrians) on this first flight, a number that has been reduced to a drop following various individual appeals.
And in a last minute twist, the ECHR on Tuesday night halted the deportation of an Iraqi asylum seeker, by taking temporary emergency measures. The government project is a source of relief for associations defending the rights of migrants who are considered cruel and immoral.
The ECHR, based in Strasbourg, estimates that Iraqi deportation should be postponed until British justice assesses the legality of the bill, which is expected in July. This is specifically to ensure that migrants can have access to fair procedures in Rwanda and that Rwanda is considered a safe country.
While it says it expects appeals, however the British government has in recent days beaten its determination to carry out deportations to Rwanda. There are people on these flights and if they are not on this flight, they are on the next was told earlier by the head of diplomacy Liz Truss to Sky News.
not either dissuaded not either Genoasaid Johnson
Either way we won’t be deterred or embarrassed by some reviews.said Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
In Calais, in the north of France, where many migrants who want to join England have left, candidates for departure seem unstoppable. So, Moussa, 21, from Darfur, wants to go to England to get papers and for English he was already a master.
they traveled to so many countries, faced so many stressful situations, immediate dangers that they would take this risk, explained AFP William Feuillard, coordinator of the association L’Auberge des Migrants.
Under its agreement in Kigali, London will first finance the system at a cost of 120 million pounds (140 million euros). The Rwandan government has specified that it will offer migrants the possibility to live permanently.
At a press conference in Kigali, government spokesman Yolande Makolo said the deal was a solution to a broken global asylum system. We don’t think it’s bad to give people a homehe added, indicating that it would be Rwanda fun to greet thousands of migrants.
Immoral policyaccording to the Anglican Church
Illegal Channel crossings are the target of the Conservative government and regularly cause tension in France. Since the beginning of the year, more than 10,000 migrants have illegally crossed to reach British shores in small boats, higher than in previous years, which are record highs. Several hundred have arrived these past few days and Tuesday mornings.
This immoral policy brings shame to the UKsaid in a letter published Tuesday by The Times newspaper, the spiritual leaders of the Anglican Church, including Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, York’s Stephen Cottrell and 23 bishops.
The immoral people in this case are the traffickersreplied Minister Liz Truss.
Spurred on by controversy, Prince Charles ruled in private awful government plans, the Times reported on Saturday, as he attends a Commonwealth meeting from June 20 in Rwanda.
In Rwanda, led by President Paul Kagame since the end of the 1994 genocide, which killed 800,000 people according to the UN, the government is regularly accused by NGOs of suppressing freedom of expression, criticism and opposition.
The deported migrants will be housed at the Hope Hostel (Hotel Espoir) in Kigali, which is not a prison but a hotel that the residents will be Free out, according to its manager Ismael Bakina. The establishment has a capacity of 100 people, its price is 65 dollars per day.
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