British Parliament passes bill to allow controversial deportations of migrants to Rwanda
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised on Monday to start sending asylum seekers to Rwanda within 10 to 12 weeks as the upper house of Parliament finally passed required legislation, delayed for weeks by attempts to alter the plan.
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![An inflatable dinghy carrying around 65 migrants crosses the English Channel on March 06, 2024 in the English Channel. According to official figures 401 migrants arrived in the UK by small boat on Monday, the busiest day of the year so far for Channel crossings. This brings the provisional total number of UK arrivals so far this year to 2,983. Government data indicates this is more than the 2,953 logged this time last year and surpasses the running totals documented between January 1 and March 4 each year since current records began in 2018. People crowded on a rubber dinghy on the water.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7181731.1713830413!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/english-channel-migrant-boat-march-2024.jpg)
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised on Monday to start sending asylum seekers to Rwanda within 10 to 12 weeks as the upper house of Parliament finally passed required legislation, delayed for weeks by attempts to alter the plan.