The Government hopes that once the first few planes carry deported asylum seekers to Rwanda, it will act as a deterrent against people considering crossing the Channel singharj and SerinaSandhu1 report:
New asylum laws announced by the pair will make nearly every Channel asylum seeker eligible for immediate detention and deportation to a safe country.
But Government sources have admitted the policy hinges on the Rwanda scheme being up and running, so that there is the capacity to receive people deported from the UK. Mr Sunak and Ms Braverman hope that once the first few planes carry deported asylum seekers to Rwanda, it will have a deterrent effect on people considering crossing the Channel, who will then abandon their plan to come to the UK via small boat.Ms Patel had received official advice during her time as home secretary that thousands of people would need to be sent to Rwanda before the policy would have any deterrent effect.
The east African nation currently only has the capacity to house 200 deportees despite the UK paying the nation £140m to set the programme up, but ministers have insisted the scheme is “uncapped” and suggested thousands more places could be created.on Monday, when they committed in a call to “continue working together to ensure this important partnership is delivered successfully”.
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