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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Abbi Garton-Crosbie

High Court rules UK Government bid to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is lawful

THE High Court has ruled that the UK Government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is lawful.

In April, the Tory government struck a deal with the east African country to send thousands of migrants more than 4000 miles away if they arrive in the UK "illegally".

It comes shortly after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced further restrictions on migrants coming to the UK - including immediate refusal for any who are forced to cross the Channel and using abandoned holiday parks and student halls for housing as opposed to hotels. 

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