Deportation flights to Rwanda can go ahead as planned, UK court rules
By France24
16 June 2022 |
5:47 am
The first flight to take asylum seekers from the United Kingdom to Rwanda can go ahead next week, the High Court in London ruled after a judge dismissed attempts to win an injunction to stop the deportation to the East African nation.
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