The UK Home Office has confirmed that the first group of migrants will this week be informed of the Government’s intention to relocate them to Rwanda. Migrants who crossed the Channel will be among those to be notified by the Home Office that they face a one-way ticket to the East African nation.
The department added that the Government “has the power to detain individuals pending their removal from the UK”. First flights are expected to take place in the coming months, the Home Office said, adding that lawyers for some of those affected will likely lodge claims to stop removal.
Home Secretary Priti Patel said: “Britain’s asylum system is broken as criminals exploit and smuggle people into our country at huge costs to UK taxpayers. The world-leading migration partnership with Rwanda means those making dangerous, unnecessary and illegal journeys to the UK may be relocated to Rwanda to have their claims for asylum considered and to rebuild their lives there, helping break the people smugglers’ business model and prevent loss of life.
