UK's Controversial Rwanda Immigration Plan Faces Backlash Amid Rising Costs

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's £290m plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, ruled illegal by the UK Supreme Court, causes division within the Conservative Party.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing backlash over his controversial immigration plan involving Rwanda, which has cost the UK £290m ($385m) so far without a single asylum seeker being sent to the African nation.
The plan, first introduced by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson in 2022, proposes the deportation of people seeking asylum in the UK to Rwanda for processing and possible resettlement.
The scheme aims to mitigate migration rates and deter people from crossing the English Channel in small boats, but has faced legal challenges and was ruled illegal by the UK Supreme Court last month.
Despite the ruling and the mounting cost, Sunak has pledged to press on with the plan and has introduced a bill to declare Rwanda a safe destination, which is due to be voted on in the House of Commons next week.
The bill has caused division within the Conservative Party, with some members arguing it doesn't go far enough and others fearing it breaches the UK's human rights obligations.