What are voluntary Rwanda schemes? | LBC explains
The first failed asylum seeker has been removed to Rwanda under a voluntary scheme. The unnamed migrant - who is of African origin - reportedly left the UK on Monday evening. After his bid to stay in Britain was rejected at the end of 2023, the man voluntarily accepted passage to a new life in Rwanda. LBC believes the voluntary deportation did not fall under the government's new landmark deportation laws. He was sent on a commercial flight and given around £3,000 of taxpayer money to help relocate under the terms of a deal with Rwanda. It is the first time the government has relocated a failed asylum seeker to a third country in what the government hopes to be the first of thousands. Head of Immigration and Asylum Law at Leigh Day Solicitors Jacqueline McKenzie gives context to the voluntary scheme and where it has come from to Ben Kentish. Listen to the full show on Global Player: https://app.af.globalplayer.com/Br0x/LBCYouTubeListenLive #benkentish #rwanda #rwandabill #tories #LBC LBC is the home of live debate around news and current affairs in the UK. Join in the conversation and listen at https://www.lbc.co.uk/ Sign up to LBC’s weekly newsletter here: https://l-bc.co/signup
