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UK PM Keir Starmer Calls For Emergency Meet As Riots Intensify
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will hold an emergency meeting with police chiefs on Monday after days of violent anti-immigration protests intensified, with buildings and vehicles torched and hotels holding asylum seekers targeted.
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UK Resolves Rwanda Asylum Cases After New Labour Government Drops Policy
Three asylum seekers who brought court action to block the UK's attempt to send them to Rwanda had their cases resolved on Tuesday, after the incoming Labour government ditched the policy.
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"UN Agency Is Lying": Rwanda Denies Claims On UK Asylum Seekers
Rwanda said the United Nations refugee agency had lied when it told a British court this week that asylum seekers sent to the East African country could be moved on again to states where they risked torture or death.
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UK Says Flights Deporting Asylum Seekers To Rwanda To Start On July 23
The British government says it intends to begin deporting asylum seekers on July 23, court documents showed on Monday, although the controversial scheme is dependent on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative parties winning the upcoming election.
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Asylum Seekers Arriving In UK By Sea Top 10,000 This Year: Data
More than 10,000 asylum seekers have arrived in Britain in small boats so far this year, updated government data showed on Saturday, underlining a key challenge facing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of a July 4 national election.
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Video: "STOPPED, STOPPED, STOPPED": Rishi Sunak Posts Video On Reducing Migration
Two weeks after Britain's King Charles gave his assent to legislation central to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's move to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, Mr Sunak posted a video on X highlighting some of the steps he has taken to reduce migration.
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UK Confirms First Migrants Held For Rwanda Deportation Flights
British authorities have started to detain migrants in preparation for them to be sent to Rwanda in the next nine to 11 weeks, the government said on Wednesday, laying the groundwork for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's flagship immigration policy.
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UK Sends First Asylum Seeker To Rwanda: Report
Britain has sent a first asylum seeker to Rwanda as part of a controversial but voluntary scheme for irregular migrants whose applications have been rejected, British media reported on Tuesday.
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Ireland's Asylum-Seeker Influx Shows UK's Rwanda Plan Has Impact: Rishi Sunak
An influx of asylum seekers into Ireland from the UK is evidence that London's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is acting as a deterrent, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said.
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UK's New Law To Send Asylum Seekers To Rwanda Gets Royal Approval
Britain's King Charles has given his assent to legislation central to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.
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"I'd Rather Die": Asylum Seekers Fear UK's Rwanda Deportation Law
Asylum seekers housed on an accommodation barge on the coast of southern England say they are afraid of being sent to Rwanda, after a controversial proposal for deportation was approved.
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"Prefer To Die": UK Rwanda Law Sparks Fear Among Migrants Hoping To Cross Channel
Britain's new law allowing the deportation of undocumented asylum seekers to Rwanda is sparking fear among migrants who have come to France in the hope of crossing the Channel to England.
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Explained: UK's Safety Of Rwanda Bill And Why It Is Controversial
The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill 2023, which parliament has approved, is the UK government's latest attempt to deport asylum seekers to the east African country as part of efforts to cut irregular immigration, after previous attempt
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5 Migrants Drown In English Channel, Rishi Sunak Says Nothing Will Stop Rwanda Policy
At least five people, including a child, died in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France, hours after Britain passed a bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda to try to deter the dangerous crossings.
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UN Urges UK To Reconsider Rwanda Deportation Plan
The UN called Tuesday on Britain to reconsider plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, warning it threatened the rule of law and set "a perilous precedent globally".
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UK PM Keir Starmer Calls For Emergency Meet As Riots Intensify
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will hold an emergency meeting with police chiefs on Monday after days of violent anti-immigration protests intensified, with buildings and vehicles torched and hotels holding asylum seekers targeted.
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UK Resolves Rwanda Asylum Cases After New Labour Government Drops Policy
Three asylum seekers who brought court action to block the UK's attempt to send them to Rwanda had their cases resolved on Tuesday, after the incoming Labour government ditched the policy.
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"UN Agency Is Lying": Rwanda Denies Claims On UK Asylum Seekers
Rwanda said the United Nations refugee agency had lied when it told a British court this week that asylum seekers sent to the East African country could be moved on again to states where they risked torture or death.
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UK Says Flights Deporting Asylum Seekers To Rwanda To Start On July 23
The British government says it intends to begin deporting asylum seekers on July 23, court documents showed on Monday, although the controversial scheme is dependent on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative parties winning the upcoming election.
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Asylum Seekers Arriving In UK By Sea Top 10,000 This Year: Data
More than 10,000 asylum seekers have arrived in Britain in small boats so far this year, updated government data showed on Saturday, underlining a key challenge facing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of a July 4 national election.
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Video: "STOPPED, STOPPED, STOPPED": Rishi Sunak Posts Video On Reducing Migration
Two weeks after Britain's King Charles gave his assent to legislation central to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's move to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, Mr Sunak posted a video on X highlighting some of the steps he has taken to reduce migration.
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UK Confirms First Migrants Held For Rwanda Deportation Flights
British authorities have started to detain migrants in preparation for them to be sent to Rwanda in the next nine to 11 weeks, the government said on Wednesday, laying the groundwork for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's flagship immigration policy.
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UK Sends First Asylum Seeker To Rwanda: Report
Britain has sent a first asylum seeker to Rwanda as part of a controversial but voluntary scheme for irregular migrants whose applications have been rejected, British media reported on Tuesday.
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Ireland's Asylum-Seeker Influx Shows UK's Rwanda Plan Has Impact: Rishi Sunak
An influx of asylum seekers into Ireland from the UK is evidence that London's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is acting as a deterrent, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said.
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UK's New Law To Send Asylum Seekers To Rwanda Gets Royal Approval
Britain's King Charles has given his assent to legislation central to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.
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"I'd Rather Die": Asylum Seekers Fear UK's Rwanda Deportation Law
Asylum seekers housed on an accommodation barge on the coast of southern England say they are afraid of being sent to Rwanda, after a controversial proposal for deportation was approved.
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"Prefer To Die": UK Rwanda Law Sparks Fear Among Migrants Hoping To Cross Channel
Britain's new law allowing the deportation of undocumented asylum seekers to Rwanda is sparking fear among migrants who have come to France in the hope of crossing the Channel to England.
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Explained: UK's Safety Of Rwanda Bill And Why It Is Controversial
The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill 2023, which parliament has approved, is the UK government's latest attempt to deport asylum seekers to the east African country as part of efforts to cut irregular immigration, after previous attempt
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5 Migrants Drown In English Channel, Rishi Sunak Says Nothing Will Stop Rwanda Policy
At least five people, including a child, died in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France, hours after Britain passed a bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda to try to deter the dangerous crossings.
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UN Urges UK To Reconsider Rwanda Deportation Plan
The UN called Tuesday on Britain to reconsider plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, warning it threatened the rule of law and set "a perilous precedent globally".
