UK Government Defends Plan to Send Illegal Immigrants to Rwanda

British Home Secretary Priti Patel (L) and Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Vincent Biruta shake hands after signing an agreement on the “Migration and Economic Development Partnership” at Kigali Convention Center, Kigali, Rwanda, on April 14, 2022. Simon Wohlfahrt /AFP via Getty Images

The UK government has defended its plan to send illegal immigrants to the African country of Rwanda after it was criticised by a senior church leader.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on April 14 that people who enter the UK illegally, including those who cross the English Channel in small boats, may end up being relocated to the African country of Rwanda.