Posted on 05/01/2024 6:00:33 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
The first “illegal migrants” to be deported under the UK government’s Rwanda Scheme have been detained by officials this week in advance of their flights, but thousands have already slipped through the net or gone missing.
The Home Office announced Wednesday the first “illegal migrants” were taken into custody “following a series of nationwide operations this week” by “operational teams”. The government said more such detentions prior to deportation are due to take place “in the coming weeks”.
UK Finally Passes Rwanda Migrant Removal Bill, But No Guarantee Illegal Migrants Will Actually Be Removedhttps://t.co/xK98ZrXCnD
— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) April 23, 2024
The action comes after the UK Conservative Party-led government finally passed its Rwanda plan enabling legislation last week. The move to disincentivise illegal and irregular migrant arrivals by people smuggler boats across the English Channel has been talked about for years but has been repeatedly held up by legal delays. The latest legislation steps around these roadblocks by essentially declaring Rwanda a safe country by government fiat, and “disapplies” some human rights legi
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I guess those ‘migrants’ will stand out in Britain....
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