Since Brexit, there has been no readmission agreement between London and the EU for irregular migrants. However, as the country is still faced with a flood of asylum seekers, it is trying to deter potential newcomers with increasingly strict measures. Now Interior Minister Suella Braverman apparently wants to monitor migrants with GPS transmitters.
Officials have now been urged to find alternative ways to prevent people from absconding in Britain. One of the possible options is to equip all incoming migrants with an electronic tag, the Times wrote on Sunday. When Braverman was asked about it, Braverman told Sky News in a TV interview on Monday that she was considering “a number of options”.
‘Some control over people’
In an effort to stem the flow of boat people across the English Channel, the British government recently passed legislation to detain boat people while they await deportation. The reason: they all entered the country through EU countries, and therefore through safe third countries. The government is working hard to increase detention capacity.
“But obviously we’re looking at a number of options, all options, to make sure we have some control over people so we can get them through our system and then deport them out of Britain,” he said. Braverman.
However, security officials have expressed concerns about the plan to use GPS devices to monitor incoming migrants. Opponents argue that it can cost a lot of money, that there may not be enough equipment and that it is also inconvenient in terms of human rights.
Source: Krone
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