UK starts detaining illegal migrants set to be deported to Rwanda
People, believed to be migrants, disembark from a British Border Force vessel as they arrive at Port of Dover, Dover, Britain on April 23, 2024. PHOTO | REUTERS
British authorities have started to detain migrants in preparation for them to be sent to Rwanda in the next nine to 11 weeks, the government said on Wednesday, laying the groundwork for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's flagship immigration policy.
A law to pave the way for sending asylum seekers to Rwanda if they arrived in Britain without permission was approved by parliament in April, and Sunak wants the first flights to take off in July.
