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UK-Rwanda migrant deal challenges international protection law

UK-Rwanda migrant deal challenges international protection law: In late April 2024 the British parliament passed a law – the Safety of Rwanda Act – enabling it to transport migrants arriving in the UK to Rwanda. When the legislation was approved by parliament, there were 52,000 asylum seekers who could potentially be sent to Rwanda. The …

‘A toxic policy with little returns’ – lessons for the UK-Rwanda deal from Australia and the US

‘A toxic policy with little returns’ – lessons for the UK-Rwanda deal from Australia and the US: One afternoon in mid-June, I sat with Ethan*, a local islander, at Nauru’s boat harbour. He was speaking about how life had changed in the country since an asylum deal with Australia. Just a few years before my …