British Parliament approves Sunak's controversial extradition deal
“Stop the boats” is Prime Minister Sunak's promise: Anyone entering the country without papers should be deported. The plan was met with resistance — until now.
British PM delivers on his controversial law: Rishi Sunak speaks at a press conference about his promise to “stop the boats”. (April 22, 2024)
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After weeks of debate, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has passed a law Controversial asylum deal with Rwanda Brought in by Parliament. Immigrants who enter Great Britain illegally must be deported to the East African country, regardless of their place of origin. The draft, approved by the Upper House on Tuesday night after strong opposition, legally declares Rwanda a safe third country. The government wants to block appeals against deportation in British courts.
The upper house – the House of Lords – as the second chamber of Parliament, passes amendments many times, which are then replaced by the lower house in a time-consuming process. Eventually the House of Lords dropped its opposition. That means that King Charles III's bill could be passed. will be executed with his signature.
No documents – no asylum in Great Britain
The asylum agreement with Rwanda states that migrants who entered the country irregularly should no longer be given the opportunity to apply for asylum in Great Britain. Instead he should be taken to Rwanda and seek asylum there. There are no plans to return to Great Britain. The scheme was put forward by then Prime Minister Boris Johnson two years ago.
The aim of the regulation was to prevent people from making dangerous journeys across the English Channel in small boats. But opponents doubt the law will deter immigrants. There is also criticism that Great Britain pays hundreds of millions of pounds to Rwanda, but only a fraction of the people who enter the country irregularly are deported.
Prime Minister Sunak announced that he would ignore European Court of Human Rights injunctions against the asylum deal with Rwanda. At the same time, he insisted on Monday that his actions were not against international law.
Deportations are expected to begin soon
Sunak announced that the first flight would take off in ten to twelve weeks. The government had earlier announced the first departure for spring. Commercial charter flights were booked for deportations. Additionally, hundreds of clerks and judges are selected to process potential cases.
The only flight to Rwanda was stopped at the last minute by an injunction from the European Court of Human Rights. The Supreme Court of Great Britain later declared the asylum treaty illegal. Rwandan law is now intended to overturn this ruling.
Irregular migration has been a problem for the Conservative government, which has given it a huge deficit in the polls in a general election year. Tens of thousands of people arrive in the country every year via the English Channel, but there is hardly any capacity to accommodate them.
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