Supreme court says Sunak’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful

The UK’s highest court has rejected the government’s plans to deport people seeking asylum to Rwanda, dealing a blow to Rishi Sunak’s key policy. Five judges at the supreme court upheld unanimously an appeal court ruling on Wednesday, which found there was a real risk of deported refugees having their claims in the east African country wrongly assessed or being returned to their country of origin to face persecution. Reading out the judgment, Lord Reed, the president of the supreme court, said the judges agreed unanimously with the court of appeal ruling
Supreme court rejects Rishi Sunak’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda
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