The government’s need to be seen as tough on immigration is driving the Rwanda plan and GPS monitoring – but at what cost?
Imagine arriving in the UK to seek asylum today. You are confused, terrified and traumatised by the events that led you to leave your home country. Your journey here likely involved breathtaking risks and unimaginable abuse. You probably found out the hard way that for you there is no such thing as what the government calls a “safe route” for refugees to the UK.
You are locked up on arrival and told you may be relocated to Rwanda. You are released here, but shackled with a bulky ankle tag, and told you are now subject to GPS surveillance by the state, 24 hours a day, while on bail.
Janet Farrell is a partner at Bhatt Murphy solicitors
