The British judiciary approves the plan to expel immigrants to Rwanda

Rishi Sunak.

Today, Monday, the British judiciary gave the green light to expel asylum seekers who arrived in the United Kingdom illegally, to Rwanda, in a highly controversial project that the government wants to implement as soon as possible.

The Conservatives have made combating illegal immigration one of their priorities, and it is one of the promises made in the framework of Brexit, but the number of migrants crossing the Channel on small boats reaches unprecedented levels.

Since the beginning of the year, about 45,000 immigrants have arrived on the English coast, compared to 28,526 in 2021.

Four migrants, including a teenager, died trying to cross on December 14, nearly a year after 27 people died in similar circumstances.

And last April, the government of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson concluded an agreement with Kigali to expel asylum seekers, whatever their nationalities, after their illegal arrival on British soil.

This policy aims to discourage migrants from crossing the Channel in small boats, but it is criticized and is the subject of judicial prosecutions.

A summary of the decision of the High Court in London stated: "The court concluded that the British government has the right to take measures to send asylum seekers to Rwanda and to study their application in Rwanda instead of the United Kingdom." The court considered that the measures decided by the British government do not violate the Geneva Refugee Convention.

No expulsion has yet taken place.

A first flight, scheduled for last June, was canceled following a decision issued by the European Court of Human Rights, which called for an in-depth study of this policy.

After the issuance of the British court's decision today, the government of current Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants to accelerate the pace.

Sunak made it clear in statements to British television channels, a week after announcing a package of measures aimed especially at resolving the large number of outstanding files, that the expulsions to Rwanda constitute only part of the plan to combat illegal immigration, and he promised a system within which those who come to the United Kingdom will not be entitled to any way. illegal to stay in.

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