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 Dutch government, which includes the far right, announced Wednesday that it is studying the possibility of deporting asylum seekers from African countries who have exhausted all legal avenues to stay in the Netherlands to Uganda.

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

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.