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Cancel plans to rehouse UK immigration applicants in Rwanda.

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

The British public have offered rooms and homes for Ukrainian refugees and asylum seekers from other countries. Visa processing times are disgraceful and spending huge sums to temporarily “rehouse” applicants in Rwanda, which has a history of human rights violations is disgraceful. Rescind policy.
The British public have offered rooms and homes for Ukrainian refugees and asylum seekers from other countries. Visa processing times are disgraceful and spending huge sums to temporarily “rehouse” applicants in Rwanda, which has a history of human rights violations is disgraceful. Rescind policy.

Use the funds allocated to Rwanda to house applicants in the UK with people willing to provide homes for those in need. Fix our immigration processing to work faster.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: Stop the government's 'one way ticket' plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

Timeline

14 Apr 2022 Petition opened for signatures
19 Apr 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 19 Apr 2022

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.