Petition · past parliament

Stop the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

To end the agreement the UK government has with the Rwandan government that would cause thousands of asylum seekers to be deported to Rwanda upon reaching the UK and claiming asylum.
Rwanda does not have a clean record when it comes to human rights abuses, which the government even denounced last year, so it is clearly an inappropriate place for people who may be escaping similar abuses to be sent. Furthermore, it will be considerably more expensive than simply allowing refugees to stay in the UK. Yes, there is a real problem with smuggler gangs exploiting vulnerable people that needs to be tackled, but this is not an effective or ethical solution to the problem.

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 19 Apr 2022

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