In a statement issued on Tuesday (16.04), Cape Verde's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Regional Integration announced that “this matter has never been addressed” and “the government does not agree to engage in any negotiations in this regard”. Reacting to news that the archipelago will be in talks to “welcome illegal immigrants”.
Monday (15.04), British newspaper The Times Botswana, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo and Sierra Leone will be on the list of countries it said Cape Verde and Angola could approach if talks with other countries to send migrants fail.
The newspaper cited leaked official internal documents that said Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire and Armenia are options if the courts continue to block them. Deportation of immigrants to Rwanda.
According to the newspaper, Guinea-Bissau was rejected because of the political instability facing the country. Morocco, Tunisia, Namibia and the Gambia have reportedly rejected any talks on the matter.
A controversial legislative proposal
The British government has proposed legislation to deport illegal immigrants Rwanda He returned to the House of Commons earlier this week for a fresh round of debates and votes on amendments approved in the House of Lords.
The legislative process is being dragged out by so-called “ping-pong” between the two houses of the British Parliament, but the text is expected to be approved later this week.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the proposal to prevent small boats from crossing the English Channel is necessary. Sunak expects the first deportation flights to take off Rwanda In the spring, getting a campaign argument to win the next legislative election.
The UK and Rwanda signed a deal in April 2022 to return migrants who land illegally on British soil or by boat to the East African country, where their asylum applications will be considered. They will accommodate the migrants in the African country.
The British government argues that the policy will prevent people from risking their lives to cross one of the world's busiest shipping lanes and will break the business model of people-smuggling groups.
Rwandan opposition politicians, refugee groups and human rights organizations say the plan is neither ethical nor viable. Amnesty International said the British government must “put an end to a shameful chapter in its political history”.
