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Five justices on the UK Supreme Court unanimously rejected the Conservative government’s attempt to overturn a lower court ruling that blocked the deportations. AFP
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Britain's highest court has ruled that the government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful. Bloomberg
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Members of the media outside the Supreme Court in London. EPA
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Protesters outside the Supreme Court. Reuters
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Suella Braverman tours a building site on the outskirts of Kigali during her visit to Rwanda in March to see houses being built that could eventually house deported migrants. PA
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The Hope Hostel accommodation in Kigali, Rwanda where migrants from the UK were expected to be taken when they arrive. PA
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British Home Secretary Priti Patel and Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation Vincent Biruta, in April 2022 after signing an agreement in Rwanda. AFP
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Migrants at Napier Barracks in Folkestone, Kent. No one has been sent to Rwanda yet because the plan has been stuck in the courts for the past 17 months. PA
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Five justices on the UK Supreme Court unanimously rejected the Conservative government’s attempt to overturn a lower court ruling that blocked the deportations. AFP
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Britain's highest court has ruled that the government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful. Bloomberg
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Members of the media outside the Supreme Court in London. EPA
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Protesters outside the Supreme Court. Reuters
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Suella Braverman tours a building site on the outskirts of Kigali during her visit to Rwanda in March to see houses being built that could eventually house deported migrants. PA
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The Hope Hostel accommodation in Kigali, Rwanda where migrants from the UK were expected to be taken when they arrive. PA
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British Home Secretary Priti Patel and Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation Vincent Biruta, in April 2022 after signing an agreement in Rwanda. AFP
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Migrants at Napier Barracks in Folkestone, Kent. No one has been sent to Rwanda yet because the plan has been stuck in the courts for the past 17 months. PA
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Five justices on the UK Supreme Court unanimously rejected the Conservative government’s attempt to overturn a lower court ruling that blocked the deportations. AFP