The British Parliament adopted, on Monday night, the text allowing asylum seekers arriving on British soil to be returned to Rwanda. But this epilogue does not guarantee the departure of the planes, even less the deterrent effect supposed to put an end to illegal crossings of the Channel.
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Published on 04/23/2024 at 7:12 p.m.
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Correspondent in London
HASfter a night of debate in the British Parliament, the law to return asylum seekers to Rwanda was finally passed on Monday evening. According to Rishi Sunak, the first migrants to arrive irregularly, notably via the Channel, and to be returned to the African country should fly away at the start of summer.
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