UK abandons Rwanda asylum scheme after £250 million loss and no deportations
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DAT Green
Summary
The UK's controversial Rwanda asylum scheme has been abandoned after costing over £250 million with no asylum seekers successfully relocated. The policy, which aimed to deter Channel crossings by deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda, was plagued by legal challenges, high costs, and fundamental contradictions. An arbitration decision has allowed the UK to exit the agreement without further payments, but the financial and reputational damage is already done. The scheme was widely criticized as illiberal, ineffective, and poorly conceived from the start.
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bskyUK abandons Rwanda asylum scheme after £250 million loss and no deportationsprospectmagazine.co.ukKey quotes
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There was no plausible evidence that it would act as a deterrent, even according to the then head of the Home Office.
The scheme was a bad policy in many ways.
An arbitration decision gives the UK a lucky final victory, but more than £250m has already been lost.
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