A day after being drenched during a pivotal speech, the prime minister announced another delay to his signature plan to send refugees to Rwanda.
Tag: Deportation
Ireland Threatens to Return Asylum Seekers to U.K., Sparking Diplomatic Squabble
The Irish government said it was drafting emergency legislation to return asylum seekers to Britain, after seeing a surge of people leaving there for sanctuary in Ireland.
U.K. Pushes Through Rwanda Deportation Bill
Britain’s Parliament passed contentious legislation to allow the deportation of asylum seekers to the African country, a political victory for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
U.S. Restarts Deportation Flights to Haiti
The Biden administration had paused deportations of Haitian migrants in recent months as their home country was wracked by violence.
A Timeline of Britain’s Troubled Plan to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda
The U.K. government hoped to pass a bill this week, two years after the plan was first unveiled, in an effort to override a ruling by Britain’s highest court.
Halted Deportation Flights to Venezuela Set Back Biden’s Migrant Strategy
Flights sending Venezuelans back to their homeland have not taken off for two weeks. The move could be a setback to President Biden’s effort to tackle a migration surge.
Germans Push Back as Far Right’s Influence Grows
News of a secret meeting among extremists to discuss mass deportations, including of citizens from immigrant backgrounds, has shaken the society.
E.U. Countries Reach Major Deal on Migration After Years of Wrangling
The agreement was aimed at allaying pressures from the far right amid rising anti-migrant sentiment in Europe and beyond.
U.S. Expels Ex-Chile Army Officer to Face Charges in Killing of Víctor Jara
Pedro Barrientos, 74, was charged in the kidnapping, torture and killing of the popular folk singer Víctor Jara days after the 1973 military coup that deposed President Salvador Allende.
As Pakistan Expels Afghan Migrants, Families Are Ripped Apart
Husbands and wives, parents and children, wonder when, or if, they will ever see each other again.