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UK-Rwanda deportation deal attacks 'basic dignity' say lawyers at appeals court

A court of appeal is hearing a last-minute legal challenge to the UK government's controversial deal to deport migrants to Rwanda. Pictured: British Home Secretary Priti Patel and Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs Vincent Biruta siging the deal in Kigali, April 2022. © wikipedia

At an appeals court hearing taking place in London, lawyers have argued that the British government’s plan to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda undermines the “basic dignity” of people who are escaping war and oppression.

The Court of Appeal in London is hearing an application filed by a coalition of groups, including immigration rights advocates and public employee unions this Monday.

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