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UK House of Lords Rejects Rwanda Asylum Plan: Peers Approve Amendments for Afghan Military Personnel Protection

UK House of Lords Rejects Rwanda Asylum Plan: Peers Approve Amendments for Afghan Military Personnel Protection

The UK's House of Lords voted against the government's plan to send migrants to Rwanda for asylum processing, approving two amendments.
One exempts Afghans who worked with British military from deportation, and the other establishes a committee to monitor safety in Rwanda.

The bill will return to the House of Commons next week, where it has previously been rejected.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who has made the Rwanda scheme a priority, insists the current bill is legal despite a previous Supreme Court rejection in 2023.

The UK government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing has faced criticism from various parties.

Critics argue that the plan is expensive, may not be effective, and raises concerns about the treatment of asylum seekers, particularly former Afghan soldiers, translators, and their families who assisted the UK in Afghanistan.

Many Afghans have reported difficulties accessing safe legal routes and have been threatened with deportation to Rwanda despite entering the UK illegally.

The Independent highlighted the cases of a former Afghan Air Force pilot and two former Afghan special forces soldiers who faced challenges in receiving assistance from the UK Ministry of Defence.

Former Triple soldiers, numbering in the hundreds, have been identified hiding in Pakistan, awaiting a review by the Ministry of Defense (MoD) after being denied entry to the UK.

This information comes from reports by Lighthouse Reports and Sky News.

A Lords amendment proposing protections from deportation for former Afghan military personnel was introduced by a former UK defense secretary, Lord Browne of Ladyton, and supported by two former chiefs of the UK's defense staff.

Home Office minister Michael Tomlinson urged peers to reject the amendments, stating that those who come to the UK illegally will not be allowed to stay.

However, Lord Browne argued that these individuals deserve sanctuary for their bravery and urged the government to provide assurances or accept the amendment to avoid political consequences.

Lord Coaker, the shadow home affairs spokesperson in the Lords, criticized the government for not supporting an amendment to help resettle Afghan interpreters who have served with British forces.

He noted that there is no support for this decision in the House of Lords and that there is no majority support in the country for treating these brave people unfairly.

Conservative MP Sir Robert Buckland previously expressed the need to address the issue of Afghan interpreters still in Pakistan who have not been dealt with yet.
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