British Home Secretary Priti Patel said she will “not be deterred” in her plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda as the Home Office announced the date—June 14—for the first flight.
In April Patel unveiled plans to transfer dozens of people whose applications for asylum are awaiting processing to the African country. The policy was criticised by a the opposition Labour party, by a number of charities representing asylum-seekers and even by some Conservative MPs.
Patel has pushed on with the policy, which she has said is the best way to deal with large numbers of illegal immigrants crossing the English channel….