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Eugene

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Mon Dec 19, 2022, 08:52 AM Dec 2022

Rwanda migrant plan is lawful, High Court rules [View all]

Source: BBC

Rwanda migrant plan is lawful, High Court rules

19 December 2022

By Rachel Russell
BBC News

The government's plan to deport migrants to Rwanda is lawful, the High Court has ruled.

The court ruled on Monday that the scheme did not breach the UN's Refugee Convention or human rights laws.

But the cases of eight asylum seekers had not been "properly considered" and would need to be reconsidered, judges added.

Home Secretary Suella Braverman said she is committed to making the Rwanda policy work.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64024461

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