The range of proposed measures will apply to anyone arriving on UK shores by small craft.
The BBC writes that migrants crossing the Channel will be removed from the UK, banned from returning in the future, and will not be able to apply for British citizenship under the new legislation. The series of proposed measures will apply to anyone who arrives on the shores of the United Kingdom by small boat, they write. The government is expected to announce further details on Tuesday.
"Stopping the Boats"
However, the Refugee Council has criticized the plans and claims that thousands of people will be left in "permanent uncertainty" as a result. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak , who has made "stopping the boats" one of the top goals of his premiership, told the Mail on Sunday:
Don't get me wrong, anyone who comes here illegally cannot stay here."The new legislation would require the home secretary to "as soon as reasonably practicable" transfer anyone arriving by small boat to Rwanda or a safe third country, and ban them from returning permanently. Currently, asylum seekers arriving in the United Kingdom are entitled to request protection based on the UN Convention on Refugees and the European Convention on Human Rights, they write.
Will there be a legal brake?
However, according to the Mail on Sunday, a clause in the illegal migration bill is expected to apply a 'legal brake', effectively allowing the conventions to be circumvented. The government has long tried to stem the rise in the number of asylum seekers making the dangerous crossing from France to the UK, but it is unclear exactly how the government intends to limit asylum seekers' rights, they say.
The promise of deporting asylum seekers is not clear either, they add.
Despite the agreement reached last year, no migrants have yet been sent back to Rwanda, and plans to do so are currently pending.No return agreement has been reached with the EU either, they write.
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