Home Secretary Suella Braverman has stated that the government is considering “all options” to exert some control over migrants arriving in the UK via small boats.
The potential use of electronic tags, specifically GPS tags, has been reported by The Times as part of a strategy to address the challenge of migrants who are unable to be detained in existing facilities.
The Home Office is grappling with the rising number of migrants attempting to cross the English Channel in small boats.
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They just passed the law against them
The government’s recently passed Illegal Migration Act aims to remove migrants who enter the UK through unofficial means, such as small boat crossings, and ban them from re-entry and applying for British citizenship.
While the preferred solution is to increase detention capacity, officials are also exploring electronic tagging as an option to monitor migrants who cannot be housed in detention centers.
This measure would ensure that they do not abscond while their asylum claims are processed.
People are against it
The electronic tagging proposal has drawn criticism from rights groups advocating for refugees and migrants.
Enver Solomon, head of the Refugee Council, commented that such an approach treats vulnerable individuals as objects and lacks compassion and humanity.
The UK government has previously trialed electronic tagging for migrants due to be removed from the country.
However, its use with asylum seekers has sparked ethical concerns and raised questions about the treatment of individuals seeking safety.
Migrants will not be sent to Rwanda
Braverman also discussed the government’s plans to send migrants to Rwanda under the Illegal Migration Act.
However, the UK Court of Appeal ruled in June that Rwanda could not be treated as a safe third country due to the risk of migrants being forced back to the country they were fleeing. The government is challenging this decision in the Supreme Court.
Asked about potential actions if the Rwanda policy is blocked, Braverman stated that the government would “do whatever it takes” to stop the boats, hinting at the possibility of leaving the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
She criticized the Strasbourg-based ECHR as “politicised” and “interventionist,” though she clarified that no immediate plans to leave the ECHR are being considered.
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UK-based Nigerian man warns people planning to relocate
Meanwhile, a Nigerian man who lives in the United Kingdom has advised his fellow Nigerians to leave all plans of traveling abroad and try to make it in Nigeria.
According to him, there was nothing in the UK has opposed what many Nigerians believe, he stated that in the country, one will be treated as a slave, hence it wasn’t worth it to come to the country at all.
The young man added that if a Nigerian decides to stay in his/her country and get a job for himself/herself, all he/she needs to do is cut his/her coat according to their size.
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