UK home secretary set to sign new asylum treaty in Rwanda

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
British Home Secretary James Cleverly arrived in Rwanda on Tuesday to sign a new treaty to send asylum seekers to the African nation after
such a move would violate international human rights laws enshrined in domestic legislation.Since that ruling, Britain has been seeking to
renegotiate its agreement with Rwanda to include a binding treaty that it would not expel asylum seekers sent there by Britain - one of the
said.Under the plan, Britain intends to send thousands of asylum seekers who arrived on its shores without permission to Rwanda to deter
migrants crossing the Channel from Europe in small boats.In return, Rwanda has received an initial payment of 140 million pounds ($180
million) with the promise of more money to fund the accommodation and care of any deported individuals.PRESSUREPrime Minister Rishi Sunak is
under intense pressure to cut net migration, which hit a record 745,000 last year, and end the flow of asylum seekers who pay people
country illegally
Sky News.The vast majority of those arriving in Britain came via legal routes, and the government also announced plans to cut those numbers
on Monday, raising the minimum salary they must earn in a skilled job.Ministers are also expected to publish new legislation soon, declaring
asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful because there was a risk that deported refugees would have their claims wrongly assessed or returned
to their country of origin to face persecution.The court said the plan breached international undertakings - including the European
Conservative Party over how to respond, with some members of parliament putting pressure on the government to leave the European Convention
on Human Rights, after the European Court of Human Rights originally blocked deportation flights from leaving.This year almost 29,000 people
have arrived on the southern English coast without permission, after a record 45,755 were detected in 2022.The Rwanda policy was originally
announced by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson last year, but no asylum seekers have been sent to the country yet.Critics, ranging from
opposition lawmakers as well as some Conservatives to church leaders and the United Nations refugee agency, have argued the policy is