The first flight deporting asylum-seekers from the UK to Rwanda is grounded after a last-minute intervention by the European Court of Human Rights
According to the UK's PA Media news agency,"all migrants have been removed from the plane and the flight to Rwanda will not take off as scheduled tonight."Britain's government had announced the deal with the east African country in April. Those people granted asylum would then be allowed to resettle in Rwanda.
Hear what asylum-seekers in Calais think about Britain's controversial new policy 03:36The Refugee Council said that most people arriving by small boats across the Channel are likely to be genuine refugees fleeing persecution.Statistics from the Home Office show that people arriving to the UK from Iran , Eritrea and Syria have generally high chances of being granted asylum.The chances are significantly smaller for Iraqi citizens -- only 48% of the decisions made in 2021 were positive.
UK plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda raises concerns 08:16Makolo responded to the Church of England leaders' condemnation saying,"we don't think it's immoral to offer a home to people -- something we have done here for more than 30 years.""Where we're coming from, we're doing this for the right reasons.
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