President Biden is under intense political pressure, including from within his own party, to address migration before the election.
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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.
What Is the Rwanda Policy? U.K.’s Plan for Asylum Seekers Explained
The plan has been in the works for years, but the passage of a contentious bill by Britain’s Parliament puts the country closer to sending asylum seekers to the African nation.
At Least 5 Die Trying to Cross English Channel, Including a Young Girl
British and French authorities have struggled to find ways to deter people from making the perilous journey.
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.
E.U. Migration Overhaul Clears Final Hurdle
Years in the making, the legislation is intended to update migration policy and cool anti-migrant sentiments ahead of E.U. elections in June.
U.K. Backsliding on Civil and Political Rights, U.N. Body Says
A human rights committee that examined a range of concerns called on Britain to abandon its controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.
U.K. Bill to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda Is Stalled by House of Lords
Parliament is all but certain to approve the government’s plan, but a rare show of defiance by the unelected upper house showed the depth of opposition.