The British government’s plan to fly some asylum seekers to Rwanda “met a significant roadblock on Thursday when one of the country’s top courts rejected it as unlawful, delivering a sharp blow to one of the top priorities of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak,” reports the New York Times.
“In a judgment delivered in London, the Court of Appeal said Rwanda was not a safe country for asylum seekers. In doing so, the judges reversed a ruling in December by the High Court, which dismissed most legal challenges to the government’s plan to deport people seeking refugee status to the African country before their claims are assessed,” the Times reported.
The U.K. government said it would challenge the ruling at the U.K. Supreme Court. It has until July 6 to lodge an appeal, the Associated Press reported.
The Immigration and Refugee News Digest 