THE Government’s plan to deport illegal migrants to Rwanda is LEGAL, the High Court has ruled today.
It marks a major victory for Ministers who insist the policy is vital to stopping the small boats crisis in the Channel.
A cabal of left-wing organisations had mounted a legal battle to block the scheme – arguing the “authoritarian” East African country has appalling human rights.
But after months of wrangling, Lord Justice Lewis ruled: “The court has concluded that it is lawful for the Government to make arrangements for relocating asylum seekers to Rwanda and for their asylum claims to be determined in Rwanda rather than in the United Kingdom.
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