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British justice validates the expulsion of illegal immigrants in Rwanda

2022-12-19T11:29:16.359Z


In April, the government of Boris Johnson reached an agreement with Rwanda to deport to this country asylum seekers who arrived illegally on British soil


On Monday morning, the High Court in London ruled the British government's highly controversial plan to deport asylum seekers from all backgrounds who arrived illegally in the UK to Rwanda, giving the Conservative government a major victory.

“The court found that it is legal for the UK government to put in place arrangements to send asylum seekers to Rwanda and have their asylum claims considered in Rwanda rather than the UK,” according to a summary of the judgment issued by the High Court.

It considered that the provisions planned by the government do not contravene the Convention on Refugees.

Since the beginning of the year, around 45,000 have thus arrived on the English coast, compared to 28,526 in 2021. And four migrants, including a teenager, died while attempting this crossing on December 14.

In April, the government of Boris Johnson concluded an agreement with Rwanda to deport to this country asylum seekers who arrived illegally on British soil.

A policy intended to discourage illegal Channel crossings.

The evictions have not yet taken place

No deportation has yet taken place - a first flight scheduled for June was canceled after a decision by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) - but the government of Rishi Sunak is continuing this policy.

At the beginning of October, the very right-wing Minister of the Interior Suella Braverman had shared her "dream" for Christmas: "to see (…) a plane take off for Rwanda".



This decision follows appeals from migrant aid associations, such as Care4Calais, Detention Action and Asylum Aid, as well as the public service union PCS.

In September, before the start of the hearing, the general secretary of the PCS union Mark Serwotka had judged the deportation of migrants to Rwanda “not only immoral but illegal”.

He had urged the Interior Ministry to “abandon its hostile approach towards refugees”.

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Source: 20minf

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