British Supreme Court strikes down plan to deport migrants to Rwanda

“This was not the outcome we wanted but we have spent the last few months planning for all eventualities & we remain completely committed to stopping the boats”

On Wednesday, the British Supreme Court struck down a plan that would have deported migrants from the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia to Rwanda.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had spoken of “stopping the boats” in reference to the thousands of migrants who have flooded England. The Rwanda plan was the idea of former interior minister Suella Braverman, who was fired by Sunak on Monday after warning Islamists wanted “primacy” in England.

“This was not the outcome we wanted, but we have spent the last few months planning for all eventualities and we remain completely committed to stopping the boats,” Sunak said after the ruling was issued.

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The Supreme Court judges, who relied on the fact that Great Britain subscribes to the European Convention on Human Rights declared there was “a real risk that persons sent to Rwanda would be returned to their home countries where they face persecution or other inhumane treatment when, in fact, they have a good claim for asylum,” NBC News reported.

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