British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's latest effort to send illegal immigrants to Rwanda passed the final obstacle when the country's Parliament passed a bill on this issue early on the morning of April 23.
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| The Rwanda Bill - an effort by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his cabinet to solve the problem of illegal immigration, was officially passed by the National Assembly in the early morning of April 23. (Source: AFP) |
Arguments among British lawmakers have stalled the bill for the past two months. Finally, this deadlock was cleared shortly after midnight on April 22, when the British Senate approved the bill without adding the previously made adjustments.
It is expected that King Charles III will pass the bill later this week, before it is officially promulgated.
In December last year, the British House of Commons also passed the Rwanda bill.
The above move by the Senate took place just a few hours after Prime Minister Sunak announced that the first flight carrying asylum seekers in the UK to Rwanda will depart in 10-12 weeks.
According to Mr. Sunak, the British government has chartered commercial aircraft and 500 trained staff are ready to escort migrants to Rwanda.
This is part of the policy that the leader hopes can help his Conservative Party win the support of undecided voters before the upcoming election.
In recent years, tens of thousands of migrants from many countries at war or in chronic poverty in Asia, the Middle East and Africa have illegally crossed into the UK through the English Channel.
Preventing this flow of illegal immigrants is the top goal of the Conservative government. However, opponents say that the plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is inhumane and that Rwanda is not a safe destination.
The bill was first announced in April 4 and despite London spending millions of pounds on Rwanda, not a single flight has yet taken place.
After the UK Supreme Court ruled the plan "illegal" in November 11, Prime Minister Sunak's government sought to change the ruling by upgrading the agreement to resolve the refugee issue. between London and Kigali into a treaty in December 2023.
Rwanda pledged to never send any asylum seekers back to their original country of origin.
