RISHI Sunak’s promise to stop the boats was plunged into chaos today as the Rwanda deportation scheme was ruled unlawful by the Court of Appeal.
A Supreme Court clash between the government and leftie lawyers is now likely, as ministers have vowed to keep fighting until flights can leave the tarmac.
The Court of Appeal has ruled that Rwanda deportation flights are not legal
Earlier this year Home Secretary Suella Braverman toured a building site on the outskirts of Kigali to see houses that could eventually house deported migrants from the UK
Leftie lawyers won their campaign to stop the deportation scheme from getting the legal green light
In a major blow to the Home Office, three senior Court of Appeal judges determined Rwanda isn’t a safe third country.
Judge Ian Burnett said the majority found “the deficiencies in the asylum system in Rwanda are such that there are substantial grounds for believing that there is a real risk that persons sent to Rwanda will be returned to their home countries where they face persecution and other inhumane treatment”.
The Home Office was taken to court by charities and leftie lawyers desperate to stop deportations going ahead.
Defiant ministers have always insisted the flights will eventually take off.
The case is now expected to move on to the Supreme Court.
Responding to the decision, ex-cabinet minister Simon Clarke said: “This is a deeply disappointing ruling in the face of the clear will of Parliament.
“I would anticipate an immediate appeal to the Supreme Court. We have to be able to control our borders.
“If the ECHR continues to forestall this, we have to revisit the question of our membership.”
The Rwandan government slammed the court’s decision, confessing to “take issue” with the claim that the state is unsafe.
Yolande Makolo, Spokesperson for the Government of Rwanda: “Rwanda is one of the safest countries in the world and we have been recognised by the UNHCR and other international institutions for our exemplary treatment of refugees.
“Rwanda remains fully committed to making this partnership work.
“The broken global migration system is failing to protect the vulnerable, and empowering criminal smuggling gangs at an immeasurable human cost.
“When the migrants do arrive, we will welcome them and provide them with the support they’ll need to build new lives in Rwanda”.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman says the Rwanda scheme is key to the government’s stop the boats mission.
It’s believed the threat of deportation to the East African state will deter illegal migrants making the perilous journey across the channel.
Earlier this week, the Home Office admitted it could cost up to £169,000 per illegal migrant to send them to a third country.
But Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride said: “It costs money but it’s the right thing.”
His remarks came as the Government faced a first defeat in the Lords over its controversial Illegal Migration Bill.
Peers supported Labour-led changes to the law so it will uphold a string of European and UN refugee rules.
The flagship Bill would see anyone who arrives in Britain illegally banned from permanent settlement.
Small boat arrivals would instead be detained and swiftly removed to either their country of origin or a safe third state such as Rwanda.
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