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In a statement released late Monday, the Rwandan government spokesperson’s office said the deal was initiated by the UK “to address the irregular immigration crisis affecting the UK – a problem that concerns the UK, not Rwanda”.
The Rwandan government says it is aware of the UK’s intention to halt its plan to deport asylum seekers to the East African country. However, it is still not clear whether the British Government has officially announced the Rwandan Administration or its response to the paper reports.
In a statement released late Monday, the Rwandan government spokesperson’s office said the deal was initiated by the UK “to address the irregular immigration crisis affecting the UK – a problem that concerns the UK, not Rwanda”.
It is the first time Rwandan authorities have officially commented on plans by Britain’s new Labour government to cancel the program, which has been criticized by human rights watchdogs and others as cruel.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said at his first press conference on Saturday that the Rwanda deportation plan was “dead and buried before it even started”. Starmer has denounced the plan as a “gimmick”, although it is unclear what exactly it will do differently as record numbers of people have landed in the first six months of the year.
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The Rwanda deportation plan was presented as a solution that would deter migrants from risking their lives on a journey that could end with them being deported to East Africa. So far it has cost the British government hundreds of millions of dollars without getting off the ground.
