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5 months, 2 weeks ago

New U.K. Prime Minister Starmer says controversial Rwanda deportation plan is 'dead and buried'

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on July 6 that he is scrapping a controversial Conservative policy to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda. Mr. Starmer made the announcement after holding his first Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing St., the day after his Labour Party's landslide victory overturned 14 years of Conservative rule. The Rwanda plan was one of the showcase policies …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Can the government expand the Rwanda scheme to deport migrants to other countries?

The Independent

Britain has begun talks with several other countries about replicating the government’s controversial scheme to deport migrants to Rwanda. When he was foreign secretary, James Cleverly, the current home secretary, told officials that talks with other third countries should continue while the legal wrangling over Rwanda played out. Sunder Katwala, director of the British Future think tank, said: “There is …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Rwanda asylum plan: Timeline of government’s policy to deport migrants

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} The Rwanda deal …

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1 year, 2 months ago

U.K. Supreme Court to weigh legality of plan to deport migrants to Rwanda

NPR

U.K. Supreme Court to weigh legality of plan to deport migrants to Rwanda Enlarge this image toggle caption Toby Melville/Reuters Toby Melville/Reuters DOVER, England, and LONDON — They were handcuffed, their phones confiscated, their legs shackled in the van on the way to a military airfield. There's a backlog of thousands of cases, and authorities want to throw out those …

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1 year, 5 months ago

UK scheme to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda falls over after court challenge

ABC

The UK government's plan to resettle asylum seekers in Rwanda has been deemed unlawful, after advocates challenged the policy in the courts. Key points: The court ruled that 'deficiencies' in the Rwandan asylum seeker system meant it was not a viable third country for resettlement Rishi Sunak has vowed to appeal the decision Last year, the ECHR imposed an injuction …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Lawmakers say UK’s planned law to deport Channel migrants breaches rights obligations

Associated Press

LONDON — A committee of British lawmakers said Sunday that the U.K. will break its international human rights commitments if it goes through with government plans to detain and deport people who cross the English Channel in small boats. Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights said the Illegal Migration Bill “breaches a number of the U.K.’s international human rights obligations …

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1 year, 9 months ago

UK aims to deport Channel migrants, but critics skeptical

Associated Press

LONDON — The British government said Monday it will introduce legislation to ban anyone who arrives in the U.K. in small boats across the English Channel from ever settling in the country. The government said a bill — expected to be announced Tuesday — will bar asylum claims by anyone who reaches Britain by unauthorized means, and will compel the …

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1 year, 9 months ago

U.K. aims to deport migrants who cross the English Channel

LA Times

A group of people believed to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, aboard a Border Force vessel after a small- boat incident in the English Channel on March 6, 2023. The British government said Monday that it will introduce legislation to ban anyone who arrives in the U.K. in small boats across the English Channel from settling in …

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1 year, 10 months ago

UK enacts measures to deport foreign criminals under slavery overhaul

Firstpost

London: Britain’s government Monday enacted new measures to accelerate the deportation of foreign criminals, clamping down on some who have claimed protection under UK law as purported victims of “modern slavery”. “It is totally unfair that genuine victims of modern slavery may be left waiting longer to receive the protections they need due to the flagrant abuse of the system,” …

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