UK-RWANDA BILL DOESN’T CURE MIGRANT CRISIS

It’s been revealed the UK has sent its first failed asylum seeker to Rwanda. He voluntarily agreed to leave after being offered £3,000 by the British government. And Kigali has opened itself up to receive many more. From the summer, illegal migrants in Britain will be FORCIBLY deported to the East African country.

It will happen under the UK’s controversial The Safety of Rwanda Bill which became law at the end of April. The scheme will see Rwanda process asylum claims on the UK’s behalf and could deport applicants back to their country of origin.

It’s thought the deal will cost the UK government around £1.8-million per asylum seeker, although it’s not clear how much Rwanda will receive. But whatever the financial benefits, the scheme’s faced a barrage of criticism from human rights experts. Rwanda’s opposition parties have also been vocal, claiming the scheme does nothing to address the root cause of the UK’s migration ‘problem’. Migrants are fleeing wars, famine and economic catastrophe.