Migrants arriving in the UK by boat will not be able to apply for asylum
People arriving in the UK on small boats via the English Channel will not be able to apply for political asylum. The new legislation will be published on Tuesday.
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Photo: EFE
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British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunakhas announced that it will foreseeably be published on Tuesday new legislation so that asylum applications from migrants entering the UK in small boats through the English Channel by way of illegal be inadmissible.
As he explained to the Mail On Sunday, the Tory leader intends to end the “immoral” illegal migration trade with new powers directed at small boats that cross the Channel from France operated by criminal gangs.
Under the new legislation, UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman will be able to deport to Rwanda “or to a safe third country”as soon as “reasonably practicable”, to anyone arriving in the UK on a small boat.
People arriving in the UK via this illegal route They will not be able to request political asylum either. while they are in the UK.
Sunak believes that the new powers represent a step forward when it comes to fulfilling his commitment to “stop the boats once and for all.”
“Illegal migration is not fair for British taxpayers, it is not fair for those who come legally and it is not correct that criminal gangs are allowed to continue with their immoral trade,” Sunak argued in statements published today in the aforementioned British Sunday newspaper. .
“Make no mistake, if you come here illegally, you won’t be able to stay,” he says.
According to the most recent data released by the Ministry of the Interior, so far this year 2,950 migrants have crossed the Canal in these boats.
Source: Eitb

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