Rwanda relocation: what next for the UK government's controversial scheme?
AFP, 24 Jun 2022
The UK government's multi-million asylum scheme with Rwanda has been halted after the European rights court blocked the removal of migrants.
A charter plane was on the tarmac at a British military base on June 14, ready to take the first batch of claimants to Kigali, when the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) stepped in. The court is separate from the European Union, which the UK has left.
Under the UK's agreement with Rwanda, all migrants arriving illegally in Britain are liable to be sent to the East African nation thousands of miles away for processing and settlement.
But after the UK High Court, Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court all already rejected urgent arguments brought by rights campaigners, the government is set to push on with its plans despite the European court’s intervention.
A charter plane was on the tarmac at a British military base on June 14, ready to take the first batch of claimants to Kigali, when the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) stepped in. The court is separate from the European Union, which the UK has left.
Under the UK's agreement with Rwanda, all migrants arriving illegally in Britain are liable to be sent to the East African nation thousands of miles away for processing and settlement.
But after the UK High Court, Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court all already rejected urgent arguments brought by rights campaigners, the government is set to push on with its plans despite the European court’s intervention.
