Braverman’s visit is focused on discussing an agreement in which the UK will relocate undocumented refugees and migrants to Rwanda. This agreement is part of the UK’s plans to detain and deport asylum seekers who arrive in small boats across the English Channel.
Last year, the UK agreed to send tens of thousands of people to Rwanda as part of the deal valued at 120 million pounds ($146m), but no flights have taken off as opponents challenge the policy in courts. The first deportation flight was blocked by an injunction from the European Court of Human Rights. In December, London’s High Court ruled it was lawful, but judges also noted that the government had failed to consider the individual circumstances of the people it attempted to deport, signifying further legal battles ahead.
