The UK Home Office has launched a trial that will allow electronic monitoring of migrants who have entered the UK in boats or in the back of lorries, the report said. BBC Saturday. It is a one-year trial aimed at adults awaiting deportation.
The experiment started on Thursday in England and Wales. The aim of the trial is to test whether electronic monitoring makes it easier to maintain regular contact with asylum seekers and to process their applications more effectively. In addition, the trial aims to collect data on the number of migrants who go into hiding after arriving in the UK.
People subjected to the trial may be subject to a curfew. In addition, they can be jailed and sentenced if they do not adhere to certain conditions.
Critics say the plan treats migrants as criminals. There are also concerns about possible negative effects on their mental and physical health, especially if they were victims of torture or modern slavery in the past.
Pregnant women and children are excluded from the experiment
It is unclear how the UK government decides who monitors them or not. However, it is established that children and pregnant women are not followed. According to British media, the first group to be monitored consists partly of asylum seekers who would actually be brought to Rwanda.
In April, the United Kingdom signed an agreement with Rwanda to receive illegal immigrants and asylum seekers in the African country for a fee. London wants to prevent migrants from France from making the dangerous crossing to England, often in rickety boats and aided by people smugglers. However, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) decided this week to put an end to this plan.
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