The Foreign Secretary insisted that the government’s policy of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda was “completely moral” after senior bishops of the Church of England condemned the plan. Liz Truss told reporters this morning that “our policy is perfectly legal, it is absolutely moral.” The Church of England has said the plan “should embarrass us as a nation”. The comments came after the last legal attempt to block the first flight to Rwanda, which was rejected yesterday by the Court of Appeals. Judges upheld a Supreme Court ruling last week that ruled the deductions could continue. The PCS Border Workers’ Union and two charities – Care4Calais and Detention Action – had appealed the decision. Care4Calais said last night that only seven people were approved for removal on Tuesday’s flight after successful individual challenges in recent days. Meanwhile, Interior Ministry sources told the Guardian that there was a risk that the first deportation flight to Rwanda carrying asylum seekers could be canceled. Three more people, who are to be on the flight today, are expected to challenge the decision in court.
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Immigrants withdrawn from Rwanda flight ‘will be next’, warns Liz Truss
Liz Truss rejected the Church of England condemnation of a plan to transport asylum seekers on a one-way flight to Rwanda – insisting the policy was “completely ethical”. The foreign minister also claimed that dozens of migrants had been removed from the flight list following individual legal challenges by “being on the next flight”. Church of England leaders have said the permanent relocation of asylum seekers to Central Africa was an “immoral policy” that “shames Britain”. But Ms True said: “Our policy is perfectly legitimate, it is absolutely moral,” adding: “These people have to come up with an alternative policy that will work.” Read the full story here: Adam Forrest14 June 2022 08:13 1655189385
Three more people will challenge their position on the Rwandan flight in court today
Three more people, who are going to fly with the deportation flight of the Ministry of Interior in Rwanda, will file legal appeals before taking off today. According to information, there are still seven people who are scheduled to be on the flight, after dozens of asylum seekers won legal challenges and were removed. A government source told the BBC that “they will do everything possible to keep people on the flight”. They added: “Campaigns and rival lawyers will do everything possible, taking advantage of every window, exposing every false and unjust allegation, to drag their client out of flight today.” Holly Bancroft14 June 2022 07:49 1655188638
Liz Truss: Rwanda’s flight policy is ‘absolutely ethical’
Foreign Minister Liz True defended the government’s policy of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda after senior bishops criticized her. Ms Tras told Sky News the plan was “completely ethical”. He added that he did not agree with the bishops’ criticism, saying: “The people who are immoral in this case are the traffickers of people who trade in human suffering.” “These people have to come up with an alternative policy that works. “Our policy is completely legal, it is absolutely moral. “What I say to policy critics who have no alternative to how we deal with this illegal immigration is that they have no alternative, they criticize our policy that is effective and works.” Holly Bancroft14 June 2022 07:37 1655187780
Liz Truss: We expect to send a flight to Rwanda today
Foreign Minister Liz True said the government expects to send asylum seekers on a flight to Rwanda today, despite the number of single-digit passengers. There are currently seven people scheduled to be on the flight as the number has been reduced due to legal challenges. Ms Trouse said this morning that critics of the policy must find an alternative to tackling illegal immigration. (EPA) Holly Bancroft June 14, 2022 7:23 AM 1655187356
An Interior Ministry source says the deportation flight is in danger of being canceled
Interior Ministry sources told the Guardian that there was a risk of canceling Rwanda’s first deportation flight – with asylum seekers – as legal challenges meant less than 10 people were expected to board. “I think it could be canceled,” said a government source. “This is due to individual cases and not to a general challenge.” A charity, Care4Calais, said Monday there were less than eight. Meanwhile, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said that Rwanda does not have the capacity to process claims and that “there is a risk that some migrants will be repatriated to countries from which they have fled.” Maroosha Muzaffar14 June 2022 07:15 1655186456
Government willing to fly even one asylum seeker to Rwanda, PM’s spokesman says
The number of asylum seekers on the first charter plane deported to Rwanda dropped from 130 to seven. However, Downing Street refused to rule out sending an entire chartered plane with only one asylum seeker. The refugee charity Care4Calais said only seven people had been approved for deportation on Tuesday following successful individual challenges in recent days. But the prime minister’s spokesman said: “I do not know if there is a set limit.” The Mirror reported that the spokesman claimed that the current approach cost taxpayers 1,5 1.5 billion χρόνο each year, including almost ρών 5 million a day for hosting asylum seekers in hotels. Maroosha Muzaffar 14 June 2022 07:00 1655185856
Immigrants will be treated with “security, dignity and respect”, says Rwanda High Commissioner
Rwanda’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Johnston Busingye, has criticized critics of the government’s plan to deport asylum seekers, saying they would be treated with “safety, dignity and respect”. He said his country would be a “safe haven” for them and that he was “disappointed” that critics questioned Rwanda’s motives for agreeing to the plan. His comments came after it was revealed that less than 10 migrants are expected to be on the first flight to Rwanda on Tuesday. Maroosha Muzaffar14 June 2022 06:50 1655184656
UN High Commissioner for Refugees calls deportation policy “all wrong”
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grady, condemned the UK plan to deport Rwandan asylum seekers and described the policy as “all wrong”. Mr Grandi said: “The precedent it creates is destructive to a concept to be shared, such as asylum.” In a statement, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) emphasized that the United Kingdom had signed the International Covenant on Refugees (ICTY) and said that “the effort to take responsibility” was “contrary to any sense of responsibility and international division of responsibilities”. Mr Grandi emphasized: “I mean, saving people from dangerous journeys is wonderful, it’s absolutely wonderful, but is it the right way to do it? Is this the real motivation for this deal to happen? I do not think so.” Maroosha Muzaffar 14 June 2022 06:30 1655183756
Tory MPs welcome decision to allow first deportation flight from Rwanda
Conservative MPs cheered in the House of Commons after it emerged that a recent legal attempt to block Rwanda’s first deportation flight had failed. Seven people are to board the flight to the East African country on Tuesday, after the judges of the Court of Appeal rejected the challenge of the refusal of a judge of the Supreme Court to grant precautionary measures. Read the full story here: Maroosha Muzaffar14 June 2022 06:15 1655182856
Only seven asylum seekers will be on a deportation flight from Rwanda after dozens of successful appeals
The first deportation flight from Rwanda appears to be in jeopardy following a series of legal challenges that have pushed the number of asylum seekers detained on the aircraft in individual numbers. The refugee charity Care4Calais said only seven people had been approved for deportation on Tuesday following successful individual challenges in recent days. As many as 130 people said they could be sent to Rwanda under Interior Minister Priti Patel’s highly controversial plan. But the Interior Ministry said last week that 31 people were to leave on the first flight. Read the full story of Adam Forrest here: Maroosha Muzaffar14 June 2022 06:00
