UK plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda suffers first parliamentary defeats
- Peers in the UK Parliament have voted to ensure that the proposed Rwanda asylum law complies with the law, with a 102-vote majority.
- Amendments were made to the bill to allow courts to challenge the presumption that Rwanda is safe if "credible evidence to the contrary" emerges.
- The government aims to send asylum seekers to Rwanda by small plane flights, as part of a plan to reduce boat crossings in the English Channel.
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Rishi Sunak Faces Defeat as House of Lords Thump Rwanda Asylum Bill
The UK’s upper parliament voted for amendments guaranteeing legal safeguards and adherence to international law before deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda. Also, Western nations face broader issues regarding response to migrant crises, like in the EU and Biden administration's mishandling of the migrant crisis at the US southern border.
British Rwanda plan suffers first defeat in parliament
Britain's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda suffered a defeat on Monday as the upper house of parliament demanded that better protections be put in place for asylum seekers before deportation planes can take off.
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