In the United Kingdom, the government's bill to deport migrants to Rwanda will become law after the House of Lords approved it on the night of Tuesday, April 23. The Guardian writes about it, UNN reports.
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The King is expected to sign the bill into law on Tuesday. Sources in the British Home Office told The Guardian that they have already identified a group of asylum seekers who will be the first to be sent to East Africa in July.
As noted, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has introduced a bill that provides for the deportation of asylum seekers who arrived illegally as an attempt to stop migrant boats crossing the English Channel.
Home Secretary James Cleverly said it was a "landmark moment in our plan to stop the boats.
However, this bill has caused controversy both in the British Parliament and in society.
Denise Delich, Advocacy Director of the International Rescue Committee in the UK, said on Monday that "sending refugees to Rwanda is an ineffective, unnecessarily cruel and costly approach.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has reduced the list to 350 migrants who will face fewer problems during deportation.
Lawyers told the Guardian that they will be preparing legal action on behalf of individual asylum seekers. They can challenge their expulsion on a case-by-case basis, which could lead to their removal from the departure list.
The draft law allows for an appeal if the detainee faces "a real, imminent and foreseeable risk of serious irreversible harm if expelled to Rwanda.
An appeal can be filed within eight days of receiving the deportation letter. The Ministry of the Interior will be given several days to respond. If the appeal is rejected, the asylum seeker will be given seven days to file a final appeal with a higher court, which will decide on his or her claim within another 23 days.
According to the National Audit Office, the deal will cost £1.8 million for each of the first 300 deportees.
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