Migrants: British Indian Ocean Territory

(asked on 21st September 2022) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what onward travel options his Department offers to migrants accommodated on Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory.


Answered by
Jesse Norman Portrait
Jesse Norman
This question was answered on 11th October 2022

Migrants on the British Indian Ocean Territory are not in detention and are free to leave at any time. The UK government has thus far assisted the voluntary return of over sixty migrants by plane to Sri Lanka. The UK government remains committed to supporting the departure of the migrants from the British Indian Ocean Territory, and to meeting its legal obligations to ensure that they are not at risk of persecution on return to their country of nationality.

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