Some people arriving in the UK on small boats or in the back of trucks will be electronically tagged in a 12-month pilot program run by the Home Office.
The 12-month-old pilot, who started on Wednesday, has set out to test whether electronic tracking is an effective way to give an immigration bail to those arriving in the country via “unnecessary and dangerous” routes.
The BBC reported that the first to be tagged under the bail program would probably be those who had avoided being transferred to Rwanda.
Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council, said: “It is appalling that this government intends to treat as criminals men, women and children who have fled war, bloodshed and persecution. .
“This draconian and punitive approach not only shows no compassion for very vulnerable people; it will do nothing to deter those desperately seeking security in the UK. “
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday granted a precautionary measure that prevented a rented plane in Kigali from leaving Wiltshire.
Interior Minister Priti Patel accused the ECHR of having political motives in its “absolutely outrageous” decision.
In an interview with the Telegraph, he said: “You have to look at motivation. How and why did they make that decision? Did it have political motivation? I think it is, absolutely.
“The opaque way this court has worked is absolutely outrageous. That must be questioned.
“We don’t know who the judges are, we don’t know who the court is, we haven’t actually had a trial – just a press release and a letter saying we can’t move that person under rule 39.
“They have not used this ruling before, which makes you question the motivation and lack of transparency.”
Justice Secretary Dominic Raab has suggested that new laws could ensure that Strasbourg court’s interim measures could be ignored by the government.
The Interior Ministry said the trial would test whether the labeling would help to contact people on bail regularly and advance their claims more effectively.
Labels must be regularly presented in person to the authorities, may be subject to curfew or be excluded from certain locations, and non-compliance could result in their arrest or prosecution.
The new figures revealed that the number of people crossing the Channel to reach Britain this year has exceeded 11,000.
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On Thursday, 146 people in four small boats were taken to Britain.
The daily number has been steadily declining throughout the week after a high of 444 on Tuesday. This was the highest number since 562 on April 14th.
At least 48 people were unloaded in Dover on Thursday.