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United Kingdom: First Migrants Arrive in Dover Following Policy Shift
Migrants traversing the English Channel arrived at the port in Dover, southeast England, on Monday. Footage broadcasted by Sky News marked the first such arrivals since the new government assumed office last Friday.
In a significant policy shift, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Saturday the cancellation of his predecessor's contentious plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. This policy, which sought to deter perilous Channel crossings by threatening deportation to East Africa, had already incurred costs running into hundreds of millions of dollars without ever being put into action.
Starmer lambasted the Rwanda plan as a "gimmick," yet he has not articulated a new strategy, even as the country witnesses record numbers of migrants arriving in the first half of the year. Human rights advocates and migrant organizations have vehemently criticized the policy, deeming it unethical and inhumane.
The U.K.'s agreement with Rwanda, forged in April 2022, was intended to process and resettle migrants in the East African nation if their asylum claims were deemed valid. The arrangement was crafted to discourage hazardous journeys to the U.K.
This development raises pressing questions about the future direction of the U.K.'s immigration policy, as the government grapples with mounting pressure to address the ongoing migrant crisis effectively and humanely.
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