Germany has unveiled a new proposal to deport migrants to Rwanda, part of an initiative aimed at addressing migration challenges and finding solutions for asylum seekers.
Germany has suggested adopting the scheme of deporting illegal migrants to Rwanda barely two months after Britain’s new Labour government cancelled its plans.
On Thursday, Joachim Stamp – the migration commissioner – announced that Germany’s strategy would concentrate specifically on migrants who are crossing the eastern border of the European Union.
Despite accepting millions of refugees in the past decade, Germany’s ruling coalition government is finding itself under mounting pressure to curb irregular migration.
Last month, the city of Solingen experienced a fatal stabbing incident at a festival that was claimed by the Islamic State group.
Germany’s migration policies faced more criticism from the far-right after this incident.
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Stamp suggested that Rwanda was the most viable option as a place for illegal migrants to go since facilities in the UK were still intact.
Germany’s scheme, in contrast to the British plan, would be under United Nations supervision.
In a podcast by Table Media, Stamp revealed that Rwanda is the only third country that has stepped forward so far.
According to him, Rwanda has openly stated its readiness to execute this approach further.
Furthermore, Stamp recommended eliminating the so-called “linking factor” from the recently proposed Common European Asylum System (CEAS).
Currently, external asylum procedures must be carried out in countries where the asylum seeker has a social connection.
New rules to manage the irregular arrivals of asylum seekers and migrants were agreed upon by the European Union in December of last year.
The agreement was praised as a significant development following almost ten years of acrimonious disputes, yet it may not be fully implemented until the conclusion of 2025.
