As part of an agreement with Rwanda that was reached last year, the Conservative administration of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak plans to deport thousands of migrants more than 4,000 miles (6,400 km) away to that nation, as reported by the American news agency, Reuters.
According to the most comprehensive government analysis of a high-stakes commitment to address record numbers of people arriving in tiny boats, Britain’s proposal to transport asylum seekers to Rwanda will cost £169,000 ($215,035) per person.
The cost of deporting each person to Rwanda, according to the government’s economic impact assessment, would include an average payment to Rwanda of 105,000 pounds for hosting each asylum seeker, 22,000 pounds for the flight and escorting, and 18,000 pounds for processing and legal costs.
