Rwanda plan expanded to include failed asylum seekers – BBC News
‘Failed asylum seekers could be sent to Rwanda following an expansion of deportation plans from the Home Office.’
BBC News, 15th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: Rwanda
The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act – Landmark Chambers
‘The evening of 22 April 2024, the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill completed its passage through Parliament. The Act received royal assent on 25 April 2024 (“the Rwanda Act”/“the Act”).’
Landmark Chambers, 30th April 2024
Source: www.landmarkchambers.co.uk
Rwanda scheme legal challenge: Charity preparing action – BBC News
‘One of the UK’s leading organisations helping victims of torture and trafficking is preparing legal action over the government’s Rwanda plan.’
BBC News, 4th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rwanda: Civil servants mount court challenge over new law – BBC News
‘The union for senior civil servants is launching an unprecedented legal challenge to ministers’ Rwanda plan.’
BBC News, 1st May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Home Office to detain asylum seekers across UK in shock Rwanda operation – The Guardian
‘The Home Office will launch a major operation to detain asylum seekers across the UK on Monday, weeks earlier than expected, in preparation for their deportation to Rwanda, the Guardian can reveal.’
The Guardian, 28th April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
After Rwanda: Statement from church leaders – Law & Religion UK
‘The Archbishops of Canterbury and York and Bishop of Southwark have joined with leaders of the Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist and United Reformed Churches in England and issued a joint statement; the Church’s Press Release is reproduced below.’
Law & Religion UK, 23rd April 2024
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
James Robottom: The Safety of Rwanda Act, Slavery and the Common Law – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Commentary on the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act (“RA”), which is shortly to receive Royal Assent, has concentrated principally on its deeming of Rwanda as a safe country whilst ousting the supervision of courts. This post considers a separate issue – section 4 of the Act as it applies to victims of slavery (“VOS”). Section 4 provides a carve out from the Act’s deeming provisions where the Home Secretary considers Rwanda is unsafe for an individual “based on compelling evidence relating specifically to their particular individual circumstances”. It also provides courts with a power of review of that question.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 25th April 2024
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Council of Europe human rights watchdog condemns UK’s Rwanda bill – The Guardian
‘The Council of Europe’s human rights watchdog has condemned Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda scheme, saying it raises “major issues about the human rights of asylum seekers and the rule of law”.’
The Guardian, 23rd April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
UK passes bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda – The Guardian
‘Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda deportation bill will become law after peers eventually backed down on amending it, opening the way for legal battles over the potential removal of dozens of people seeking asylum.’
The Guardian, 22nd April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Rwanda bill: what does the latest delay mean? – The Guardian
‘Rishi Sunak’s plan to fly people seeking asylum to Rwanda this spring appears to have been put back to the summer after House of Lords insisted on changes to the scheme.’
The Guardian, 19th April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Conor Crummey : The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill and the Judicial ‘Disapplication’ of Statutes – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘The myriad problems with the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill, as well as the policy that the Bill is supposed to facilitate, have been clearly documented. One common criticism is that the Bill would precipitate a “constitutional crisis” by provoking the courts into refusing to recognise its legal effect. Adam Tucker argues that the Bill’s most problematic sections could very well “count as a novel entry in our canon of possible limits of parliamentary sovereignty”. Jeff King argues that the House of Lords would be justified in radically amending or voting the Bill down, precisely because of the danger that it might incite a constitutional crisis. The Lords suggested sweeping amendments to the Bill, all of which were rejected by the Commons. The Bill will continue to go through a ping-pong process between each House before a final wording is settled.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 26th March 2024
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Rwanda flights: Lords inflict further defeats on government – BBC News
‘The House of Lords has inflicted fresh defeats on the government over its flagship Rwanda bill, meaning further delay to it becoming law.’
BBC News, 21st March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rwanda bill could become law without independent scrutiny, says ex-watchdog – The Guardian
‘Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda deportation bill could be forced on to the statute books without fulfilling the government’s legal commitment to independent scrutiny, the former borders watchdog has told peers.’
The Guardian, 19th March 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Madeline Gleeson & Theodore Konstadinides: The UK’s Rwanda policy and Lessons from Australia- UK Constitutional Law Association
‘In November 2023, the Supreme Court of the UK dealt a critical blow to the government’s proposal to send certain asylum seekers to the Republic of Rwanda. In AAA and Others v the Home Secretary, the Court ruled that removal to Rwanda would be unlawful because that country was not, at the time, a ‘safe country’.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 14th March 2024
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Civil servants threaten ministers with legal action over Rwanda bill – The Guardian
‘Civil servants have threatened ministers with legal action over concerns that senior Home Office staff could be in breach of international law if they implement the government’s Rwanda deportation bill.’
The Guardian, 12th March 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Rwanda bill: House of Lords inflicts further defeats on government plan – BBC News
‘The government has suffered five further defeats in the House of Lords over its Rwanda bill.’
BBC News, 6th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
When Treaties are Forbidden – EIN Blog
‘Safe Third Country (STC) agreements involve the transfer of protection-seekers from one State to another. They take different forms, including bilateral treaties (the UK-Rwanda Treaty), political agreements (the Italy-Albania MoU) and regional mechanisms (Dublin III). They are usually justified as a means of sharing responsibility for protecting refugees and ‘managing’ access to asylum determination processes, as is the case for the Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement. In other contexts their explicit purpose is to deter and to punish.
EIN Blog, 29th February 2024
Source: www.ein.org.uk
Sunak’s asylum laws trapping 55,000 people in ‘perma-backlog’, says UK thinktank – The Guardian
‘Rishi Sunak’s asylum laws have introduced a “perma-backlog” of up to 55,000 people who cannot have their claims processed and risk being left indefinitely in taxpayer-funded temporary accommodation, according to a new report.’
The Guardian, 28th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Scandalous’ if UK watchdog role left empty when Rwanda plan starts, says inspector – The Guardian
‘The UK’s chief inspector of borders and immigration has called it “scandalous” that his watchdog role could be left vacant while the Rwanda scheme is introduced.’
The Guardian, 19th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
