London, August 25 (BNA) Britain said, on Thursday, that it will work with Albania to quickly process the numbers of Albanians who cross the English Channel in small boats and return them to their countries, after increasing the number of these migrants despite the existence of a plan to resettle them. Deportation of immigrants to Rwanda.
The number of people arriving in Britain on small boats hit a record high in a single day on Monday, according to Reuters.
The Mail on Sunday newspaper reported earlier this month, citing leaked figures, that nearly 40% of the arrivals over the six weeks from June to July came from Albania. New official figures on arrivals are due to be published on Thursday.
Home Secretary Priti Patel said “large numbers of Albanians are being sold lies by ruthless smugglers and vicious organized crime gangs, leading them to make treacherous journeys in flimsy boats to the UK,” adding that the repatriation of Albanians would be expedited from next week. .
“Thanks to our excellent levels of cooperation with Albania, we will take every opportunity to speed up the deportations of Albanians who do not have the right to be in the UK.”
The outgoing prime minister, Boris Johnson, had hoped that the threat to deport people to Rwanda, announced in April, would deter those arriving in canoes and canoes.
But the rate of arrivals in the first eight months of this year is nearly double what it was during the same period last year.
Rwanda’s deportation policy is pending and subject to legal challenge in September.
Human rights groups argue that Rwanda’s policy is impractical and unethical, and that the first planned deportation flight in June was blocked by a last-minute injunction from the European Court of Human Rights.
The two candidates vying to replace Johnson – Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak – have pledged to press ahead with Rwanda’s deportation policy.
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