Refugee Council Warns Of Asylum 'Catastrophe'
Manchester Evening News|April 26, 2024
THE Government's sweeping asylum reforms and plans to send migrants to Rwanda could cause a "system meltdown" costing the taxpayer billions of pounds, campaigners have warned.
Refugee Council Warns Of Asylum 'Catastrophe'

The Refugee Council called for immigration laws to be repealed to avoid catastrophe as it estimated recent changes to the system may end up emptying the public purse of up to £17.1 million a day - or around £6.2 billion a year in accommodation costs alone.

The charity also suggested 115,575 asylum seekers could be stranded in a "permanent limbo" by the end of 2024.

It comes as Rishi Sunak's Rwanda Bill formally became law after receiving royal assent, paving the way for deportation flights to get off the ground.

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