One-way ticket to Rwanda for some UK asylum seekers
Some asylum seekers who arrive in the UK on small boats across the Channel will be given a one-way ticket to Rwanda, under new government plans. The post One-way ticket to Rwanda for some UK asylum...
View ArticleUK’s Rwanda asylum plan the ‘opposite of nature of God’– Archbishop
The government's plan to send some asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda is "the opposite of the nature of God", the Archbishop of Canterbury has said. Under the £120m scheme - which was announced this...
View ArticleUK asylum seekers hiding to avoid Rwanda plan
Aid agencies say several asylum seekers in the UK have gone into hiding because of fears they will be sent to Rwanda. The post UK asylum seekers hiding to avoid Rwanda plan appeared first on Nehanda...
View ArticleUK judge allows government to start sending asylum seekers to Rwanda
A British judge on Friday rejected an emergency bid to block deportation flights of asylum-seekers to Rwanda set to start next week under an agreement with the east African country, ruling politicians...
View ArticleRwanda asylum policy: UK government to appeal ruling in Supreme Court
The UK government will appeal a court ruling deeming plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda unlawful, Rishi Sunak has said. Court of Appeal judges ruled Rwanda had not provided enough safeguards to...
View ArticleRwanda asylum system ‘biased against genuine refugees’– UN tells court
Rwanda's asylum system is so poor that it is biased against many people who could be genuine refugees, say lawyers for the United Nations' Refugee Agency. The warning came on the second day of the UK...
View ArticleUK Labour Party considers processing asylum seekers overseas
The opposition Labour Party in the UK is considering plans to process some asylum claims overseas to discourage many from making the dangerous journey across the Channel in boats. The post UK Labour...
View ArticleRwandan president Paul Kagame suggests UK could get money back
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has said he would return money to the UK if no asylum seekers are sent to his country under his deal with the government. The UK has paid £240m to Rwanda, with a further...
View ArticleGaza family win legal battle with Home Office over visas without fingerprints
A Palestinian refugee has won a legal challenge against a Home Office refusal to allow his family in Gaza to apply for UK visas without fingerprints. The man took action after officials rejected his...
View ArticleIreland to deport Zimbabwean mother and daughter who sought protection
The High Court in Ireland has dismissed a Zimbabwean mother and her daughter's bid to overturn the Minister for Justice's decision to deport them. The mother and daughter are not named for legal...
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