Britain is facing a domestic and international backlash after unveiling contentious legislation to overhaul the way it handles migrants crossing the Channel on small boats. What has been announced? The Illegal Migration Bill places a legal duty on the interior minister to deport anyone who enters the UK illegally, superseding their other rights under human rights conventions. They would be deported home or to a “safe third country", such as Rwanda, under an existing UK plan, where they could then claim asylum. Legal challenges or human rights claims would be heard in that country. Applicants would be disqualified from using...