Government to Seek Appeal After Court Declares Rwanda Deportation Policy Unlawful

Government to Seek Appeal After Court Declares Rwanda Deportation Policy Unlawful
A group of illegal immigrants are brought by a Border Force vessel to Dover, Kent, on May 19, 2023. Gareth Fuller/PA Media
Alexander Zhang
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The government will seek to appeal against a court ruling that found its plans to deport illegal immigrants to Rwanda to be unlawful.

Under the government’s proposed Illegal Migration Bill, anyone who arrives in the UK illegally will be banned from claiming asylum, and will be deported to their home country or a safe third country like Rwanda, and will also be banned from reentry.