{"id":2099740,"date":"2023-11-15T14:17:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T19:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-k-supreme-court-blocks-plan-to-send-migrants-to-rwanda\/"},"modified":"2023-11-15T14:20:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T19:20:08","slug":"u-k-supreme-court-blocks-plan-to-send-migrants-to-rwanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-k-supreme-court-blocks-plan-to-send-migrants-to-rwanda\/","title":{"rendered":"U.K. Supreme Court Blocks Plan To Send Migrants To Rwanda"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-k-supreme-court-blocks-plan-to-send-migrants-to-rwanda%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2099740&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Migrants travel in an inflatable boat across the English Channel, bound \u200bfor Dover on the south coast of England. More than 45,000 migrants arrived \u200din the\u200b UK\u2062 last year by crossing the English Channel on small boats. \u2062(Photo by BEN STANSALL\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/stephanie-stahl\">Stephanie Stahl<\/a><br \/>11:11 AM \u2013 Wednesday, November 15, 2023<\/p>\n<h2>The United Kingdom\u2019s Plan to Deport Asylum\u200b Seekers to Rwanda Blocked by Supreme Court<\/h2>\n<p>The United Kingdom\u2019s plan to deport\u2063 asylum seekers to Rwanda has been shut down by the British \u200bSupreme Court, a decision that undermines one of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak\u2019s key points in his campaign for reelection. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The plan to send asylum-seekers to the central\u200b African state of Rwanda was intended to \u2064deter the influx of migrants making the dangerous trip across the English Channel from France. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-k-supreme-court-blocks-plan-to-send-migrants-to-rwanda\/\" title=\"U.K. Supreme Court Blocks Plan To Send Migrants To Rwanda\">proposal faced \u200dstrong criticism<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/refugee-watchdog-calls-for-immediate-action-in-ethiopia\/\" title=\"Refugee Watchdog Calls for Immediate Action in Ethiopia\">international human rights organizations<\/a>, lawmakers, and migrant charities.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister\u2063 Sunak had promised to curb the number of unauthorized migrations, using the slogan \u201cStop the Boats\u201d as part of\u200c his reelection campaign. Sunak has been in power for\u200c 13 years and is pushing to secure his sixth consecutive\u200c term in office. <\/p>\n<p>However,\u2063 a group of five unnamed migrants \u2014 three from Syria, \u2062one from Iran and one from Iraq\u2064 \u2014 challenged the legality of the\u200c plan in an appeal and\u200b argued that Rwanda does not count as a \u201csafe \u2064country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Five judges at the supreme court voted to uphold the appeal court ruling, citing extreme risks in the immigration plan. According to the ruling, if refugees are incorrectly assessed and sent to Rwanda \u2063or back to their\u200c home country, they could face violent persecution. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>According to the judges, there is \u201ca real risk that persons sent to Rwanda would be returned to their home\u200c countries where they face persecution or other inhumane treatment\u200c when, in fact, they have a good claim for asylum.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The policy was \u200ddeemed illegal because\u200d the U.K. follows the European\u200b Convention on Human Rights, which requires states to ensure people are\u200b not subjected to torture and other forms of mistreatment.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling is a blow to Sunak\u2019s key immigration policy, in which he \u200bconsistently pledged to dissatisfied voters that\u200d he would\u2063 \u201cstop the boats.\u201d The government has \u2063also reportedly gave Rwanda an initial\u2064 \u00a3140 million ($174 million) \u2063to receive migrants who made the 4,000-mile trip. \u2062However, no migrants have been sent so \u2062far \u200dand \u2064with Wednesday\u2019s ruling, it looks like\u2062 it will stay that way. <\/p>\n<p>Sunak responded\u200b to the Supreme Court\u2019s move, contending that he is committed to \u201cstopping the boats.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis was not the\u200c outcome we wanted,\u200b but we have spent the last few\u200d months planning for all eventualities\u200d and we remain\u200b completely committed to stopping the boats,\u201d \u200cSunak said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Official figures indicate that over 20,000 individuals \u2062have completed the \u200ccrossing this year, with 800 in a single day.\u200d Although this \u2064is \u200blower than the 2022 figure, which exceeded 45,000, the current influx is\u2063 straining certain local authorities in the U.K. <\/p>\n<p>Given the national housing crisis, some migrants \u2062are\u2062 being \u2063accommodated in hotels and student residences.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! 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This proposal \u2064faced\u2062 strong criticism from\u200c international human rights organizations, lawmakers, and migrant charities.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Sunak had\u2062 promised to curb the number\u200d of unauthorized migrations, using the slogan \u201cStop the Boats\u201d \u200das \u2062part of his reelection campaign. Sunak has been in power \u200bfor 13 years and is pushing\u2064 to secure \u2062his sixth \u2064consecutive term in office.<\/p>\n<p>However, a group of five unnamed \u2064migrants \u2014 three\u200c from \u200bSyria, one \u200cfrom Iran, and\u2063 one from Iraq \u2014 \u200cchallenged the legality \u200cof the plan in an\u2062 appeal and argued that Rwanda does not count\u200d as a \u201csafe \u2064country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Five judges at the Supreme Court voted to uphold the appeal court ruling, citing extreme risks \u2063in the immigration plan. According to \u200bthe ruling, if refugees are incorrectly assessed and sent to Rwanda \u2063or back to their\u200c home country, they could face violent \u2064persecution.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u2063 the judges, there \u200cis \u201ca real risk that\u200d persons sent to Rwanda would \u200cbe returned to their home \u200ccountries where they face persecution or other inhumane treatment when,\u2064 in fact, they have a good \u2063claim \u200dfor\u2064 asylum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The policy was deemed illegal because the U.K. follows the European Convention on Human\u200b Rights, which \u200crequires states to ensure people are not \u200dsubjected to \u200ctorture and other forms of mistreatment.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling is a blow to Sunak\u2019s key immigration policy, in\u2064 which he consistently pledged \u2064to dissatisfied voters that\u200b he would \u201cstop\u200b the boats.\u201d The government has also\u200c reportedly given Rwanda an initial \u00a3140 million \u200b($174 million) to\u2062 receive migrants who\u200c made the 4,000-mile trip. However, no migrants have been \u2063sent so\u200b far\u2062 and with Wednesday\u2019s \u200cruling, it looks like it will \u2062stay that way.<\/p>\n<p>Sunak \u2062responded to the Supreme Court\u2019s move, contending that he is committed\u200c to \u201cstopping the boats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was not the \u2063outcome we wanted, but we have spent\u2064 the last few\u2062 months planning for all \u200deventualities and\u2062 we remain completely committed \u200cto stopping the boats,\u201d \u2064Sunak \u2064said\u200b in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Official figures indicate that over 20,000 individuals have \u200bcompleted the crossing this year, with 800 in a single day. Although this is\u200c lower than the\u200d 2022 figure, which exceeded 45,000, the current influx is straining certain local authorities in the\u2062 U.K.<\/p>\n<p>Given the national housing crisis, some \u2064migrants are being accommodated in hotels and student residences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Migrants travel in an inflatable boat across the English Channel, bound for Dover on the south coast of England. More than 45,000 migrants arrived in the UK last year by crossing the English Channel on small boats. 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