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UK Supreme Court Rejects Government’s Plan to Deport Asylum Seekers to Rwanda
In a landmark decision, the UK Supreme Court has declared the British government’s controversial proposal to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda as illegal, according to BBC reports.
The proposal aimed to deter individuals from undertaking perilous journeys across the Channel in small boats. Under the plan, asylum seekers in Rwanda would have been presented with the options of seeking asylum within the country, returning to their home country, or pursuing asylum in a different nation, with the exclusion of the United Kingdom.
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Lord Reed, the President of the court, expressed concerns about a “real risk” that asylum seekers might be sent from Rwanda back to the very places they fled. Since its announcement in 2022, the plan faced numerous legal challenges. Initially deemed lawful by the High Court, the decision was later overturned by the Court of Appeal.
The Supreme Court has now upheld the Court of Appeal’s decision, solidifying the stance against the deportation plan. This decision is a significant development in the ongoing debate surrounding immigration policies and the treatment of asylum seekers in the United Kingdom.
