{"id":22483,"date":"2022-06-13T22:21:57","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T02:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=22483"},"modified":"2022-06-13T22:21:57","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T02:21:57","slug":"rwanda-asylum-plan-court-allows-first-flight-to-go-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2022\/06\/13\/rwanda-asylum-plan-court-allows-first-flight-to-go-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda asylum plan: Court allows first flight to go ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The government’s first flight taking asylum seekers to Rwanda can go ahead on Tuesday, appeal court judges say.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It supports a previous decision by the High Court that it was in the “public interest” for the government to carry out its policies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Under the scheme, some of those entering the UK illegally will be flown to Rwanda to apply for asylum there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Campaigners were trying to stop the flight before a full hearing on whether the policy is lawful next month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The charity Detention Action and the PCS union that represents some Border Force staff, who were among the groups who brought the case, said they were “disappointed” by the decision.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Eight people are expected to fly to the landlocked east African country on Tuesday evening, a Home Office source told the BBC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The numbers drastically reduced after legal challenges relating to modern slavery and human rights claims, according to a government source.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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