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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rajeev Syal and Diane Taylor

Home Office’s Rwanda deportation plans face high court challenge

People arrive at Dover Port after being picked up in the Channel by the Border Force.
The rise in the number of people crossing into the UK this year suggests the threat of being sent to Rwanda has not deterred asylum seekers from travelling. Photograph: Hollie Adams/Getty Images

Priti Patel’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda as soon as next week is facing a legal challenge under emergency proceedings launched in the high court on Wednesday.

An application for a judicial review claims that the home secretary’s policy is unlawful. Claimants are also seeking an injunction that will attempt to stop the plane from taking off.

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