Britain’s interior minister defended a controversial plan to deport asylum seekers arriving in the UK to Rwanda during a visit there Saturday, when she inspected the centers where they will be held. | AFP
She spoke to journalists at a news conference attended by Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta, who also defended the agreement signed between the two countries.The UK’s conservative government has made tackling illegal immigration a priority, and it was a key promise as the country left the European Union.
Britain’s government, which is trailing in opinion polls, has been striving for years to tackle the crossings. The government scheme is still mired in appeals in the High Court in London. To date, no deportation flights to Rwanda have taken place. In Britain on Saturday, thousands of people took to the streets of cities including London, Glasgow and Cardiff to demonstrate against the plan.
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