The deal, in which Britain will pay Rwanda to process the migrants, is aimed at deterring people from crossing the English Channel from France.
Human rights groups have said both deals, forged by conservative governments amid anti-migrant sentiment among voters, violate the rights of migrants that are enshrined in international refugee conventions.
The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said the UK-Rwanda deal is not compatible with international refugee law because it uses an asylum model that undermines global solidarity and the established international refugee protection system.
Cleverly defended the deal as a necessary response to a problem that has outgrown the international institutional way of processing migrants.
He said Britain will not tolerate people smugglers determining who arrives on British soil.
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