Boris Johnson: Ukrainians arriving in the UK illegally may be deported to Rwanda

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday acknowledged that deportation of Ukrainians to Rwanda could happen.

Boris Johnson said Ukrainian refugees could be deported to Rwanda if they traveled to the UK without permission.

Earlier, Johnson had said that the possibility of sending Ukrainian refugees to Rwanda would “not happen” under the government’s controversial plan, released in April.

However, after being questioned by lawmakers about Ukrainians coming to the UK by boat, the Prime Minister said: “If you come here illegally, you are harming everyone who comes here legally.”

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Then he said in theory, “This [deportação de ucranianos para Ruanda, na África] May happen “, although it is not possible.

“People will be sent to Rwanda only if they come to the UK illegally and undermine the safe and legal ways we have. I think we are issuing 130,000 visas to Ukrainians. They have at least two good ways to come to this country,” he commented.

Despite the numbers quoted by Boris Johnson, critics of the government’s response to the conflict in Ukraine say the UK receives fewer Ukrainians than most parts of Europe.

The publication also highlights the fact that members of the European Council’s legislature “stood in line to condemn the United Kingdom” for its conduct in Rwanda this Thursday (23).

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