US EditionNetherlands Signs Pact to Send Rejected Asylum Seekers to Uganda
The pilot transit hub aims to temporarily house a limited number of rejected asylum seekers from nearby countries before deportation, with human rights safeguards cited by officials.
- On Thursday, David van Weel, Caretaker Minister for Asylum Affairs, and Odongo Jeje Abubakar, Ugandan foreign minister, signed a letter of intent at the United Nations General Assembly, New York.
- To manage difficult deportations, Caretaker Minister David van Weel said the plan addresses rejected asylum seekers who remain illegally and deportation challenges when home countries refuse cooperation.
- The government says the pilot will temporarily house rejected asylum seekers in Uganda, with Van Weel stating, `We are taking this step with Uganda to get migration under control. Obviously the human rights of people who return to their country of origin via Uganda will be safeguarded`.
- Legal uncertainty remains and critics cited the UK‑Rwanda deal, scrapped last year, while Amnesty International warned the plan risks arbitrary detention and returns to danger due to Uganda's anti‑LGBTQIA+ laws.
- The government says it will consult the European Union and international agencies, with the deal coming ahead of the October 29 vote where migration will be a central issue.
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