New documents have revealed that the UK considered sending asylum-seekers to Iraq for processing. The UK government advises
Whitehall officials proposed a similar plan to Rwanda’s scheme for processing migrants in a third country.sending asylum-seekers to Iraq for processing. The UK government advises against all travel to Iraq, considering it very dangerous.
But at one stage, Whitehall officials floated a plan similar to the Rwanda scheme to process migrants in a third-party country, with negotiations reportedly making “good recent progress.” The documents, seen by Sky News, suggest that the UK has struck a returns agreement with Baghdad for Iraqi citizens, achieved without a formal announcement or acknowledgment, and with a plea for “discretion.” The cache of papers sheds new light on the UK government’s approach to dealing with asylum-seekers and illegal migration. This includes a desire to improve relations with the Iranian Embassy in London to facilitate the repatriation of Iranian citizens, and efforts to establish return agreements with Eritrea and Ethiopia.The drills aim to practice the preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear...
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