A British judge has denied a request to cancel a flight scheduled to transport more than 30 asylum seekers to Rwanda next week.
A legal challenge was filed on behalf of a group of people who were informed that they would be deported from the United Kingdom and relocated to East Africa on Tuesday of next week.
A request for an injunction to ground the planned flight was denied by Judge Jonathan Swift, but further challenges are anticipated in the future.
Sonya Sceats, the Chief executive of the Charity Freedom From Torture, said, “We are disappointed that the court did not grant this injunction to ensure that nobody is sent to Rwanda before Boris Johnson’s cruel policy can be subjected to proper legal scrutiny”.
“But the fight is far from over. Caring people across Britain are incensed that this Government wants to send people seeking safety halfway across the world and are taking action.”
She added that “The public have sent over 15,000 letters to airlines suspected of involvement in removals calling on them to rule themselves out, and protests are being planned up and down the country”.
“We will use every available means to see that this neo-colonial ‘cash for humans’ scheme scrapped and ensure that the UK is a safe place for people fleeing war, torture and persecution,” she said.