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The Independent UK
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Ministers to seek appeal after judges declare Rwanda asylum policy unlawful

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The £140m deal to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda has been ruled unlawful, in a major blow to the government’s pledge to “stop the boats”.

It lost the latest stage of the long-running legal battle over the plan after Court of Appeal judges concluded the African nation is not a safe country. Flights will remain suspended ahead of a showdown at the UK Supreme Court.

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