UN concerned over UK govt. new immigration bill
Saeed Pourreza
Press TV, London
Dozens of people, many fleeing war and persecution, risk their lives every day in makeshift boats like this one, crossing the English Channel to seek asylum in the UK, but a new government bill here is about to change that.
This bill means that if you come here illegally, you will not be able to stay. You will be detained and removed to your home country if safe or a safe third country like Rwanda.
The previous government’s so-called Rwanda Plan that would see those migrants deported to Rwanda has not been implemented after legal challenges from rights groups.
The government argues the law will stop the business of people smugglers. Rights’ activists say, it is unethical and unworkable.
2022 saw a record 25,000 people arriving in the UK by boat. Thirty-one died trying, raising questions about the functionality of the UK’s asylum system.
And then there’s Brexit. Before it, the UK shared a returns policy with the EU that allowed it to send migrants back to the countries they had first arrived in. There’s no such deal in place now.
From the looks of it, the bill, which campaigners say demonizes asylum seekers, is not going to face much opposition in the building behind me. But we’re yet to see if it will get through the courts.
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