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Protests across UK oppose ‘heinous’ Rwanda migrant deportation policy

Campaigners have rallied against the Government’s “heinous” policy to send some migrants to Rwanda in a series of protests across the UK. Protests were due to take place in Cambridge, Cardiff, Coventry, Leeds, Manchester, Oxford and Sheffield, ...

16 Jul 2022 at 23:06

Johnson attacks lawyers as last-ditch legal hearings take place over Rwanda plan

Boris Johnson suggested lawyers representing migrants were “abetting the work of criminal gangs” as last-ditch court hearings took place ahead of the first flight sending asylum seekers to Rwanda. The Prime Minister insisted the Government ...

14 Jun 2022 at 18:14

Ministers ‘highly confident’ Rwanda deportation flights will go ahead

The Government is “highly confident” that the next deportation flight taking asylum seekers to Rwanda will go ahead, a Cabinet minister has said after an 11th-hour legal ruling halted the first departure. Work and Pensions Secretary ...

15 Jun 2022 at 12:22

Truss insists first ‘completely moral’ Rwanda flight will take off with migrants

The first flight removing asylum seekers to Rwanda will take off no matter how few people are on board, the Foreign Secretary has indicated as she defended the policy as “completely moral”. Liz Truss insisted “some” individuals ...

14 Jun 2022 at 10:14

Migrant crossings top 1,000 in a day for second time this year

More than 1,000 migrants have crossed the Channel to the UK in a single day for the second time in a fortnight. The latest crossings mean the total number for 2022 to date could soon exceed the tally for the whole of last year....

05 Sept 2022 at 13:16

Rwanda policy ‘incompatible with UK obligations’ UN refugee agency tells court

Government plans to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda are “incompatible with UK’s fundamental obligations”, the UN Refugee Agency has told the High Court. Several asylum seekers, along with the Public and Commercial ...

06 Sept 2022 at 19:31

Home Secretary ‘committed’ to Rwanda deportation plan after High Court win

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said she is “committed” to making the plan to send migrants to Rwanda work after the High Court ruled that the policy is lawful. Several challenges were brought against the ...

19 Dec 2022 at 16:14

Home Secretary: ‘We will send migrants to Rwanda as soon as possible’

The Home Secretary has said she is “committed” to sending migrants to Rwanda as soon as possible after judges ruled the multi-million pound deal to curb Channel crossings was lawful. Suella Braverman told ...

19 Dec 2022 at 20:00

Asylum seekers could be sent to Rwanda within three weeks of arrival, court told

Asylum seekers facing removal to Rwanda could have their claims processed in as little as three weeks from arrival, the High Court has heard. The charity Asylum Aid has brought a legal challenge against ...

13 Oct 2022 at 14:51

Court of Appeal to rule on first Rwanda flight as Johnson defends plan

Court of Appeal judges are due to rule on whether to block the first flight in the Government’s controversial plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda after Boris Johnson defended the policy. The ...

13 Jun 2022 at 14:11

Johnson defends Rwanda plan ‘teething problems’ ahead of double legal challenge

Johnson defends Rwanda asylum plan ahead of double legal challenge

Boris Johnson has again defended the Government’s controversial immigration policy ahead of legal challenges – and reported concern from the Prince of Wales – over its plans to send some asylum ...

13 Jun 2022 at 13:49

Ministers urged to abandon Rwanda policy and Illegal Migration Act

Ministers have been urged to scrap the Rwanda policy legislation after the Government’s plan was ruled to be unlawful by the UK’s most senior judges. Amnesty International UK said it is time ...

15 Nov 2023 at 15:52

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