LONDON: Britain said on Tuesday it intended to fly the first flight of asylum seekers Rwanda On June 14, under a new agreement that has threatened legal challenges from angry campaigners.
One-way flights are intended to provide a new life to refugees in Rwanda and therefore prevent others from entering Britain, particularly through the dangerous boat crossing of the Channel from France.
Confirming the target date for the first time, House Secretary Preeti Patel Acknowledged that the new policy is ready to meet the challenges in the courts.
But in a statement, she said, “I will not be disappointed and remain fully committed to meeting the expectation of the British public”.
Describing the partnership with Rwanda as “world-leading”, Patel said it was “an important part of our strategy to overhaul the broken asylum system and break down the rogue people-smugglers’ business model”.
The Home Office said it had sent the first notices to asylum claimants, who were set to deport Rwanda as part of a £120 million ($151 million, 141 million euros) partnership to Kigali.
“Once in Rwanda, there is a generous aid package, which includes up to five years of training, accommodation and healthcare on arrival,” it said.
But the activists accused the President Paul KagameGovernment to quell dissent and maintain an iron grip on power.
The issue may bother the Prime Minister boris johnson When he attends the Commonwealth Summit in Kigali, a week after the first flight took off, unless UK courts first block it.
One-way flights are intended to provide a new life to refugees in Rwanda and therefore prevent others from entering Britain, particularly through the dangerous boat crossing of the Channel from France.
Confirming the target date for the first time, House Secretary Preeti Patel Acknowledged that the new policy is ready to meet the challenges in the courts.
But in a statement, she said, “I will not be disappointed and remain fully committed to meeting the expectation of the British public”.
Describing the partnership with Rwanda as “world-leading”, Patel said it was “an important part of our strategy to overhaul the broken asylum system and break down the rogue people-smugglers’ business model”.
The Home Office said it had sent the first notices to asylum claimants, who were set to deport Rwanda as part of a £120 million ($151 million, 141 million euros) partnership to Kigali.
“Once in Rwanda, there is a generous aid package, which includes up to five years of training, accommodation and healthcare on arrival,” it said.
But the activists accused the President Paul KagameGovernment to quell dissent and maintain an iron grip on power.
The issue may bother the Prime Minister boris johnson When he attends the Commonwealth Summit in Kigali, a week after the first flight took off, unless UK courts first block it.