Court of Appeal rules Government’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda ‘unlawful’ and ‘unsafe’

Campaigners have won a Court of Appeal challenge over the government’s planned Rwanda deportation scheme. Three judges have overturned a ruling, which previously said Rwanda could be considered a ‘safe third country’.

The High Court has ruled that the government’s controversial plan to deport migrants to the east Africa country was lawful in December 2022. However, just a month later it issued an appeal against its own judgement, which gave campaigners and asylum seekers a chance to renew their legal fight.