Government’s Rwanda plan further discredited
The government has begun to round up and detain up to 5,700 refugees in preparation for their deportation to Rwanda. However, the latest data has revealed that around 3,500
The Rwanda Act- performative and cruel
The Safety of Rwanda bill has finally become law, after MPs rejected all the amendments proposed by the Lords, overriding the supreme court judgment that Rwanda is not a safe
MPs vote down Lords’ amendments to the Rwanda deportation bill.
19.3.2024. The House of Commons voted by a large majority against the 10 amendments to the safety of Rwanda (asylum and immigration ) bill, which is supposed to overrule the
The New York Times highlights three myths about the Rwanda scheme
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/16/world/europe/uk-rwanda-asylum.htmlA recent article in the NYT has exposed three misconceptions about the plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. 1. Claim :The Rwanda policy will significantly reduce levels of immigration
Soaring costs of Rwanda scheme
The government has paid a further £100 million to the Rwandan government this year, despite no planes taking off. An extra £50 million is expected to be spent over the
Government vows to press ahead with Rwanda scheme despite supreme court judgement.
Rishi Sunak and James Cleverly, the new home secretary, plan a fresh treaty with Rwanda and an emergency law to overturn the supreme court ruling that Rwanda is not a
Record backlog of asylum cases
The number of asylum seekers awaiting a Home Office decision on their claims has now risen to 175,457. This is the highest figure since records began in 2010. Over the
Government’s asylum policies condemned as “performative nastiness”.
An Observer editorial has attacked the government’s treatment of refugees as “performative nastiness”. Criticising the immigration minister Robert Jenrick’s order to paint over murals at a detention centre for refugee
Peers inflict further defeats on Illegal Migration bill
The House of Lords has successfully opposed a further seven measures in the Illegal Migration bill. Peers voted to limit the time children and pregnant women arriving by illegal means
Around 24,000 asylum seekers threatened with deportation to Rwanda
24,083 asylum seekers were threatened with forcible removal to Rwanda between January 2021 and March 2023, according to Home Office data obtained through an FOI request. These “letters of intent”