The measure is among the Home Office’s options to prevent possible escapes of migrants not held in guard centers and has been criticized by human rights defenders, including the UN.
The British government is considering electronic tracking devices for asylum seekers arriving in Britain illegallywithin the hardening of policies that Rishi Sunak’s executive has been promoting in recent months.
The measure seems to belong to the possibilities of the Ministry of the Interior prevent possible escapes of migrants not held in guarded centres, according to the newspaper ‘The Times’. Minister Suella Braverman did not rule it out in a series of interviews on Monday.
Therefore, the government is considering “all options”. “exercise some control” over the migration flow in the English Channelsays Braverman, who also sees the need to increase the ‘stopping capacity’.
Recent changes include using boats to detain migrantsalso waiting for the Justice Department to resolve the legality of the deportation plan to Rwanda.
In an interview with the BBC, the minister defended the laws promoted by the executive ‘Stop stopping and deporting illegal migrants more quickly’despite criticism from organizations that defend human rights, including the UN.
Source: EITB
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