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Coverage dated December 18, 2022

Court: UK plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda is legal

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Judges at Britain’s High Court say the U.K. government’s controversial plan to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is legal. But two judges also ruled Monday that the government failed to consider the circumstances of the individuals it tried to deport.

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  1. The Guardian

    UK plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is legal, high court rules (opens The Guardian)

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    Judges dismiss challenge but Home Office rebuked over attempt to deport eight people in June

  2. Breitbart News

    UK Plan to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda is Legal, Rules High Court (opens Breitbart News)

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    UK High Court rules govt plan for processing centres in Rwanda is lawful, yet further legal challenges likely await.

  3. WDIO Duluth

    Court: UK plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda is legal (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    Judges at Britain’s High Court say the U.K. government’s controversial plan to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is legal. But two judges also ruled Monday that the government failed to consider the circumstances of the individuals it tried to deport.

  4. Al Jazeera

    UK’s bid to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is ‘lawful’: High Court (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Judges say the UK government’s controversial plan to send asylum seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is legal.

  5. France 24

    UK plan to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda is legal, court rules (opens France 24)

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    The UK government’s plan to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is legal, two High Court judges ruled Monday, in a victory for backers of the controversial policy.

  6. NPR

    U.K. top court upholds a controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda (opens NPR)

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    The ruling comes months after the government introduced a plan to deport hundreds of potential asylum-seekers to Rwanda. Immigration lawyers and human rights groups have warned of rights violations.

  7. France 24

    UK set for ruling on plan to deport migrants to Rwanda (opens France 24)

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    UK high court judges were on Monday due to rule on challenges to the British government's controversial policy of deporting migrants and asylum-seekers to Rwanda.

  8. Washington Post

    U.K. plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is lawful, court rules (opens Washington Post)

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    While the ruling may be appealed, it is a victory for the U.K. government, which has been pushing the plan for months amid legal challenges.

  9. Washington Post

    Court to rule on UK plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda (opens Washington Post)

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    Britain’s High Court is set to rule on whether the U.K. government’s controversial plan to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is legal

  10. The Guardian

    The Rwanda deportation scheme might be legal, but it remains deeply shameful | Michela Wrong (opens The Guardian)

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    Britain’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda has got the go-ahead just as the African country edges towards ‘pariah state’ territory, says author Michela Wrong

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