After two years of debate, the UK parliament approves the contentious Rwandan immigration law

The contentious Rwanda migration bill was approved by the UK parliament on Monday, April 22, and it would enable the government to send asylum seekers back to their home country in East Africa.

Following a protracted battle between the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the measure was approved.

Following examination by the members of the unelected upper house, the measure was returned to the lower house of parliament many times with recommended changes.

Eventually, however, they came to the conclusion that the measure could become law without any further modifications.

Home Secretary James Cleverly hailed the bill’s passage as a “landmark moment in our plan to stop the boats” in response.

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Cleverly said, “The Safety of Rwanda Bill has passed in Parliament and it will become law within days,” in a social media video. The Act will stop people from exploiting the legal system by obstructing removals with fictitious human rights claims. Furthermore, it demonstrates the sovereign status of the UK Parliament, giving the Government the authority to refuse temporary restraining orders issued by European courts.”

“I pledged to take all required steps to make way for the first flight. That’s what we’ve done. We’re now working nonstop to get planes off the ground,” he said.

Along with the Conservatives in power, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been working to pass the law that would force courts to see the nation of East Africa as a safe third country.

Two years after the measure was initially presented, Rishi Sunak, who had before emphasized preventing small boats as a significant objective, saw no deportations, which he considered to be a big failure.

The prime minister is now closer to the first deportation flight, which is probably going to happen shortly, thanks to the bill’s passage.

Before the start of the Commons and Lords’ fourth game of “ping pong,” Sunak had urged lawmakers to “sit there tonight and vote no matter how late it goes.”

In the next 10–12 weeks, Sunak intends to launch the first migration flight to Rwanda.
On Monday, April 22, British Prime Minister Sunak said that the first asylum-seeking aircraft to depart from Rwanda would take place in ten to twelve weeks.

At a news conference, Sunak said that the government has taken particular preparations but that he is unable to disclose the plan’s precise operational elements.

“We have scheduled commercial charter flights at specified times, placed an airstrip on standby, and have 500 highly trained people ready to accompany illegal migrants all the way to Rwanda. We will be training another 300 people in the next few weeks. We’re prepared. There are prepared plans. And whatever happens, these flights will go,” Sunak said.

According to Sunak’s timetable, the maiden flight is scheduled to depart in July.