As LGBTQ+ rights groups criticise the plan, Illegal Migration Minister Michael Tomlinson said on Tuesday "openly gay" asylum seekers would be sent to …
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How safe is the UK's Rwanda plan?
The British parliament has passed a divisive law to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promising that flights will take off by July, but legal hurdles could yet hold up or delay the policy. The new legislation, approved by lawmakers on Tuesday, is expected to receive royal assent from King Charles later this week and then will become law. Sunak promised the first flight carrying asylum seekers to Rwanda will leave in 10-12 weeks. What are the risks?
Is it safe for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers?
Britain has vowed to forge ahead with plans to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda, playing down concerns LGBTQ+ migrants could face persecution if they are sent there.
What about climate threats?
Britain's interior ministry failed to assess the climate threats posed to thousands of asylum seekers it plans to send to Rwanda, international charity Christian Aid said.
What’s the context? Britain's interior ministry failed to assess the climate threats posed to thousands of asylum seekers it plans to send to Rwanda, …
Which other nations send asylum seekers abroad?
The new legislation, approved by lawmakers on Tuesday, is expected to receive royal assent from King Charles later this week and then will become …
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer scrapped a controversial plan to fly thousands of asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda after winning a landslide …
