Migrants Seeking to Cross the Channel Fear UK Rwanda Law, Which Causing Them to Say “Prefer To Die”

Migrants in France who had hoped to cross the Channel to England are fearful of Britain’s new rule that permits the repatriation of unauthorized asylum seekers to Rwanda.

While waiting for an opportunity to cross the ocean, a sense of bewilderment and fear pervaded a temporary camp at Loon-Plage, a village close to Dunkirk on the coast of northern France.

After getting to their destination, many people realized they may still end up on a plane to Africa.

I didn’t take it seriously. As he nervously laughed, he told AFP, “I believed humanity was essential to them.

The news was delivered by Sultan to another guy as he approached: “We can all be sent to Rwanda, wherever we’re from.”

At this point, what are we to do? His companion said, “Where shall we go?”

Sultan is unaware. “Everyone is shocked,” he said.

“Would rather die.”
Across the room, an Iraqi Kurd named Sagvan Khalid Ibrahim expressed his dissatisfaction with life in Rwanda, stating that it was no better than his own country.

Since his arrival at the Loon-Plage camp in December, the 29-year-old has attempted to cross the Channel twice without success. He said, “I just want to be free, and they want to send me to Rwanda?”

“I would rather die in Europe than go to Rwanda,” he replied, a half-smile hiding under his thick ginger beard.

At the water supply location, which is located between a cul-de-sac and a muddy track, where migrants go to fill their bottles and wash, news of Britain’s Rwanda plan spread rapidly.

As he brushed his teeth, 25-year-old Kurd Ebrahim Hamit Hassou thought about the news.

“I don’t think I’ll be going to England if there’s a risk of being sent to Rwanda,” he announced after washing his lips with ice-cold water.

“Rwanda, we don’t know if it’s a safe country or not.”

But he also claimed that remaining in France was out of the question.

In other words, he threatened to escape to England if there was any “hope” of evading Rwanda.

Several other migrants who had gathered at the water area expressed their optimism that the British legislation was not being strictly enforced and was instead intended to discourage migrants from crossing the river.

I intend to visit Ireland.
A 30-year-old Afghan named Hamid promised that he had a backup plan in case his first one didn’t work.

“I’ll go to Ireland,” he said, looking forward to seeing a friend in Dublin once the seas were calm enough to contemplate making the voyage.

After dropping to 30,000 the year before, the record number of people trying to cross the Channel to Britain on boats was 45,000 in 2022.

However, as compared to the same time last year, their number has already been 20% higher since January of this year.

Tragedies befall several of the travelers. Five migrants, including a seven-year-old child, perished early Tuesday morning on the French shore of Wimereux.