Britain, Rwanda sign new migration deal - Reuters
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The UK has signed an agreement with Rwanda on the deportation of asylum seekers, an attempt to resolve legal issues after a court ruled the previous plan unconstitutional. The agreement provides for security guarantees and the creation of an international oversight committee.
United The United Kingdom on Tuesday signed a new agreement with Rwanda on the deportation of asylum seekers to that country, in what is being called an attempt to revive the idea after Britain's highest court ruled it unconstitutional. with the law. As Reuters is reported by Reuters, according to UNN.
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Under the new agreement, which was signed by Home Secretary James Cleverly and which replaces a non-binding memorandum, Rwanda, according to London, will not send asylum seekers sent there to countries where there is a threat to their life or freedom.
It was this clause that was key in the court's decision against the scheme, which became a serious challenge to the Conservative government's migration policy. Conservative government.
It is noted that the creation of an oversight committee, to which confidential complaints can be submitted, and a new appellate body, which is going to include judges from different countries of the world.
Cleverly said he hopes to see the agreement implemented in the coming months, as it took into account all the Supreme Court's reservations.
Addendum
The scheme to bring illegal migrants to Rwanda is intended to deter seekers of a better life from making the dangerous journey in small boats across the Channel and reduce migration pressure on Britain. In return for cooperation, Rwanda will receive funding to accommodate deportees.
As a reminder
On November 15, the UK Supreme Court ruled that the government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was illegal, dealing a devastating blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of elections
