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Coverage dated October 8, 2023

British government tries to assure UK Supreme Court it’s safe to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda

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LONDON (AP) — A lawyer sought to assure the U.K. Supreme Court on Monday that the British government had adequately analyzed the risks of sending asylum-seekers to Rwanda and would have people “on the…

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    British government tries to assure UK Supreme Court it’s safe to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    LONDON (AP) — A lawyer sought to assure the U.K. Supreme Court on Monday that the British government had adequately analyzed the risks of sending asylum-seekers to Rwanda and would have people “on the…

  2. WGN Chicago

    UK Supreme Court weighs if it’s lawful for Britain to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda (opens WGN Chicago)

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    LONDON (AP) — The British government’s contentious policy to stem the flow of migrants faces one of its toughest challenges this week as the U.K. Supreme Court weighs whether it’s lawful to s…

  3. Al-Monitor

    Rwanda 'safe' for deported asylum seekers: UK court told (opens Al-Monitor)

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    The UK government on Monday insisted that Rwanda is an appropriate place to deport failed asylum seekers, as it tried to overturn a court ruling that the policy is unlawful.Three appeal court judges in London blocked the controversial plan in June, assessing that the African nation could not be cons…

  4. The Guardian

    How UK plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda ended up before supreme court (opens The Guardian)

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    Political stakes are high for ministers but refugees say their lives are at risk if policy is greenlit

  5. PBS NewsHour

    United Kingdom's Supreme Court to weigh legality of sending asylum-seekers to Rwanda (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The U.K. Supreme Court will start hearing arguments over whether the British government's contentious policy to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda is lawful.

  6. UPI

    British Supreme Court hears arguments on Rwanda deportation policy (opens UPI)

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    An appeal by the British government seeking to overturn a ruling that its policy of sending asylum seekers who arrive in the country without permission to Rwanda was illegal began in the Supreme Court on Monday.

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