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June 30, 2023

U.K. Court Rules Conservatives' Plan to Deport Asylum Seekers to Rwanda "Unlawful"
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In the United Kingdom, a court has ruled the British government's plan
to deport certain asylum seekers to Rwanda - though they're not from
there - is illegal under national and international law. The decision
Thursday overturned a previous ruling from December that was widely
condemned by human rights advocates. This is British Judge Ian Burnett. 
bq. Judge Ian Burnett: "There is a real risk that persons sent to Rwanda
will be returned to their home countries, where they face persecution or
other inhumane treatment, when in fact they have a good claim for
asylum. In that sense, Rwanda is not a safe third country."


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