Rwanda president suggests UK extradite genocide suspects after asylum deal
Exclusive: Comments raise concerns UK will find it difficult to refuse requests from Kigali on sensitive issues Paul Kagame, the president of Rwanda, has suggested...
Category : Immigration and asylum
Fifty people to be sent to Rwanda in a fortnight, says Boris Johnson
PM says he will ‘dig in for the fight’ with ‘leftie lawyers’ challenging government’s plan for refugees Boris Johnson said 50 people have been told...
Small boat asylum seekers undeterred by Rwanda plan, survey finds
Survey of asylum seekers in northern France finds three-quarters will try to reach UK despite government’s offshoring plans Deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlikely...
Priti Patel’s Rwanda asylum seeker plan faces first legal challenge
Charity Freedom from Torture says it has ‘serious concerns’ about lawfulness of policy Priti Patel’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is facing its...
UN refugee agency condemns Boris Johnson’s Rwanda asylum plan
Gillian Triggs, assistant high commissioner at UNHCR, says plan is ‘symbolic gesture’ that will prove unworkable The UN’s refugee agency has condemned Boris Johnson’s plan...
Boat capsizes off Libya, leaving 35 people dead or presumed dead
Wooden vessel launched from Sabratha, a major departure point for Europe, says UN migration agency A boat carrying 35 people has capsized off the Libyan...
Priti Patel could face Home Office mutiny over Rwanda asylum plan
Unions say civil servants could stage mass walkouts after home secretary overruled their concerns UK’s Rwanda plan will fail, says UNHCR Peers will fight UK...
Sending UK asylum seekers to Rwanda will save money, claims minister
Claim about long-term benefits disputed by MP Andrew Mitchell who describes reported cost of £30,000 a person as ‘eye-watering’ Britain will save money in the...
What are the Tories trying to achieve by offshoring asylum seekers?
Analysis: Tories keen to shore up support with tough immigration policy but there are concerns about the detail When Boris Johnson’s position was at its...
UK asylum seekers to be housed in no-frills hostel in Rwandan capital
People fleeing persecution to be taken to stripped-back Hope guest house in Kigali, which has only 50 rooms Asylum seekers flown to Rwanda by the...
