The conservative Dutch government is looking into sending rejected African asylum seekers to Uganda, Prime Minister Dick Schoof said on Thursday, while acknowledging it might not be feasible. "It is a serious plan,

The Netherlands is looking at the possibility of sending failed asylum seekers from Africa to Uganda. It’s an idea that has the fingerprints of the now-abandoned British idea to send migrants to neighbouring Rwanda and comes as European countries are looking around for solutions to long-running migratory pressure.

The Dutch government has floated deporting rejected African asylum seekers to Uganda, as the Netherlands explores ways to limit the flow of immigrants.

The Netherlands wants to sign an offshore migrant processing deal with Uganda to host its rejected asylum seekers before they are deported to their home countries.

The option of sending rejected African asylum applicants to their home continent is now being considered by the Dutch government. The plan to do this involves Uganda specifically. ・The Dutch government is considering returning renounced African asylum applicants to Uganda.