Britain is expected to present a new bill providing for the detention and swift deportation of asylum seekers who illegally enter the country via small boats, according to media reports
The new bill seeks to detain and deport illegal asylum seekers arriving via small boats, with a"rights brake" to make such claims inadmissible.
Britain's Conservative government is expected to present a new bill providing for the detention and swift deportation of asylum seekers who illegally enter the country via small boats, according to media reports. The bill to be unveiled on Tuesday includes measures facilitating the detention and deportation "as soon as reasonably practicable" of asylum seekers arriving in the country illegally, the Daily Mail reported on Monday.
The government intends to send at least some deportees to Rwanda under a deal that was struck last year but which had never been applied after running into legal challenges.Home Secretary Suella Braverman on Sunday defended the new legislation, saying in the Sun that Britain "must stop the boats"."Our laws will be simple in their intention and practice - the only route to the UK will be a safe and legal route.
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