According to a readout of their meeting on Tuesday, Rwandan President Paul Kagame and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are anticipating the first flights under Britain’s proposal to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, which are scheduled to depart in the spring.
Sunak wishes to send the thousands of asylum seekers who come to Britain each year on small boats to Rwanda, but legal issues have kept anyone from being transported there thus far.
As stated by Sunak’s office, “both presidents looked forward to flights departing to Rwanda in the spring” following their meeting with Kagame in London.
The British government must enact new legislation before any flight can leave, and Sunak thinks that this will allow the government to send asylum seekers who enter the country without authorization overseas to the east African country.
Legislation that seeks to block further court challenges to the plan will next be debated in parliament on April 15.
Before to the anticipated national election in the latter part of this year, Sunak has previously stated that he anticipates the first flights to depart in the spring.
(Reuters)
