UK interior minister visits Rwanda to discuss deportation plan

19/3/2023 5:55

        British interior minister Suella Braverman visited Rwanda on Saturday to discuss a deal under which the east African country will accept migrants who
        arrive in Britain without permission, if British courts confirm that the proposals are legal.
        
        Britain's government wants to send tens of thousands of migrants more than 4,000 miles away (6,400 km) to Rwanda as part of a 120 million pound ($146 million) deal agreed with Rwanda last year.
        
        No deportations have taken place while campaigners challenge the legality of the policy in the courts. Many charities say the proposal is costly and impractical, and will criminalise thousands of genuine refugees who have very few routes to seek asylum in Britain without entering the country.
        
        More than 45,000 people entered Britain last year by crossing the Channel in small boats from France, mostly young men from Albania, Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq, according to British government data.