The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom this Monday once again defended his government’s controversial plan to manage migrants’ asylum applications. Sunak’s cabinet says this: “whatever happens”The UK will charter planes to take asylum seekers to Rwanda.
This deportation plan is one of the Tories’ big promises and aims to combat the migration surge and deter immigration across the English Channel. However, the Supreme Court overturned the previous plan for this scheme, arguing that an asylum seeker cannot be sent back to an unsafe country like Rwanda.
A contract to release the standard
Last December, Sunak promoted a deal between the UK and Rwanda to overcome these considerations of the Supreme and to release the controversial norm: with the aim of achieving legal formality, andThis bilateral agreement states that Rwanda will become a safe country in the eyes of the British government.
However, the legal framework that allows these deportations to the African country has not yet been adopted and depends on the approval of the British Parliament.
The Labor opposition’s lack of initiative has crippled the bill despite its rejection in recent months by a majority of an amendment moved by the House of Lords paved the way for the approval of this standard.
The change, rejected by 312 MPs and supported by 237, The aim was to prevent Rwanda from being considered a safe country for asylum seekers without the prior preparation of a report by an independent institution.
Sunak is confident in the legality of the rule
“Once the law is passed, we will begin the expulsion process for those identified for the first flightsaid Sunak, who reiterated that Britons’ patience was “exhausted” and that citizens were “fed up” with those who were “trying to block this policy.”
The prime minister did not provide details about the aircraft the authorities plan to charter, nor did he provide any specific timeline. However, has outlined a time frame of “between 10 and 12 weeks.”
Sunak is convinced of the legality of his plan and has suggested his government could withdraw if the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Take action against this deportation strategy.
“We will not allow a foreign court (…) to prevent aircraft from taking off“said the conservative politician, who has called for “national security” to be given priority over all other political or legal considerations.
The United Nations raises doubts
While Sunak has highlighted the work of the Rwandan authorities in putting forward this plan, a group of United Nations rapporteurs have suggested that airlines and civil aviation authorities could do so Being “complicit” in a violation of international law if they enable these deportations.
