2024-04-24 13:49:13
London- The British Prime Minister does not hide Rishi Sonak His happiness with the approval of the British Parliament in both its houses (both houses). Communal room AndLords), for the controversial law on the expulsion of asylum seekers to Rwanda After months of political, legal and judicial battles.
The aim of deporting asylum seekers is seen as one of the government’s most important election promises. Conservatives Sunak is therefore betting on increasing his popularity within the ranks of his party.
After Parliament passes this law, the British government will begin studying the cases of asylum seekers who will be deported to Rwanda, knowing that it will face new legal battles. Are asylum seekers in Britain now facing a real risk of deportation?
Sunak had announced that the eviction process would begin next June (Reuters)
What is the law on the expulsion of refugees to Rwanda?
The deportation law states that anyone arriving illegally in Britain via the English Channel will be deported to Rwanda, where they can apply for asylum, if their application is accepted they will be granted the right to reside in Rwanda in residences financed by the British. government, and he will not be able to return to the country. London in any condition.
If the asylum application is rejected, the person concerned can apply for asylum in Rwanda or in another country that they consider safe.
What’s new in the law approved by Parliament?
There have always been two obstacles to the UK government’s deportation of asylum seekers: the first relates to a Supreme Court ruling last year which found the deportation plan unlawful because it did not guarantee that asylum seekers would be deported to their country of origin. , and the court ruled that Rwanda was a dangerous destination.
The second obstacle was: European court of human rights And international agreements that protect the rights of refugees, because the European Court has the right to invalidate any expulsion decision, and it has already done so.
The new document declares Rwanda a safe destination for refugees; To close the door to any legal challenge, the British Interior Ministry also signed an agreement with its counterpart in Kigali in which the latter undertakes not to deport to their country of origin any asylum seeker who there would succeed.
The other amendment to the document gives the government the power to circumvent international agreements and act without respecting these laws, in order to protect expulsion decisions from any ruling that the European Court may make preventing the expulsion of applicants from asylum to Rwanda.
How will the eviction process take place?
The UK Home Office will send letters to asylum seekers who have arrived in the country via the shipping canal since January 2022 informing them that they will be deported without specifying a date, following which it will choose those who will travel on the first flights to Rwanda.
According to the ministry, priority will be given to young people who have arrived in Britain without their families, and asylum seekers will be deported to Rwanda, where they will lodge asylum cases and reside in places funded by the British government which started operating more than two years ago.
Has the expulsion process become an irreversible reality?
Anyone who has received a letter from the Home Office informing them that they will be deported to Rwanda has the right to take legal action in the UK courts to overturn the decision, and before the rights institutions of the man who previously filed a complaint. A lawsuit once morest the plan will bring the cases of a number of asylum seekers to court.
Can this plan be canceled by the courts?
The British government says it expects a flood of cases before the courts for those affected by the deportation decision, as well as before human rights institutions.
If the task was not difficult for them this time, because the law now stipulates that Rwanda is a safe destination and also prevents the expulsion of asylum seekers to their country of origin, and anyone wishing to cancel their The expulsion decision must prove to the court that his life is in danger if he is deported to Kigali.
What are the human rights reactions?
He has led more than 250 human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watchand other organizations working in the field of protecting the rights of refugees and migrants, sent a letter to the British Prime Minister in which they state that the project contradicts international law and considers it an abandonment by London of its duty to ensure the safety of people. in dangerous situations.
These organizations considered this project as “a shameful and misleading affair once morest people who want to protect their lives” and promised that they would confront this law by resorting once more to the judicial system.
When will the deportation process to Rwanda begin?
Last April, Sunak announced the deportation process would begin within 12 weeks and said a number of flights would operate during the summer months, providing his government’s last chance, so that the general elections should take place next September. or October.
The British government has not specified the precise number of people it will deport, but an estimate by the British broadcaster BBC expects 52,000 people to be deported.
How much does the migration process cost?
According to official data, the UK government will pay between £370m and £457m by the end of 2024, with the cost of the plan expected to rise if flights actually start linking Britain to Rwanda.
It will have to pay 20 thousand pounds sterling for each person deported to finance the costs of their stay, in addition to an additional 150 thousand pounds for the rest of the costs of the asylum seeker’s stay in Rwanda, and immediately following sending 300 people , London will transfer an additional £120 million to the Rwandan government.
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