Illegal Immigrants Who Commit Serious Offences in Rwanda Could Be Sent Back to UK

Details of the 43-page treaty document Britain signed with Rwanda on Tuesday have been divulged and make for interesting reading.

British Home Secretary James Cleverly (L) and Rwanda's foreign minister Vincent Biruta (R) pose for the cameras after signing a treaty in Kigali, Rwanda, on Dec. 5, 2023. PA

Illegal immigrants sent to Rwanda while their asylum applications are processed could be returned to Britain if they commit serious crimes in the East African nation, according to the treaty the two countries signed on Tuesday.

Home Secretary James Cleverly signed the treaty in Kigali on Tuesday with Rwanda’s foreign affairs minister Vincent Biruta and promised to push through emergency legislation so the first asylum seekers could be sent to Africa in the spring.