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The British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has confirmed this Thursday that his government will ask the courts for permission to appeal the ruling of the Court of Appeal that declared his plan to send illegal immigrants to the United Kingdom to Rwanda. In a message posted on Twitter, the conservative leader points out that, while he respects the court’s ruling, he “fundamentally disagrees” with its conclusions.
“I strongly believe that the Rwandan government has provided the necessary guarantees to ensure that there is no real risk that asylum seekers relocated under Rwanda’s policy will be mistakenly returned to third countries, something the head of judges”, Ian Burnett, has stated.
The Court of Appeal has ruled, by a majority of two justices to one (Burnett), that Rwanda is “not a safe third country” to send potential refugees to have their cases processed there, due to “deficiencies” in your asylum system.
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However, of the three judges, who were analyzing a previous ruling by the High Court, Burnett considered that Rwanda is indeed a safe country, which will be the basis for the appeal that the Government wants to present.
“Rwanda is a safe country. The High Court agreed. UNHCR has its own program for Libyan refugees in Rwanda. We will now seek permission to appeal this decision to the High Court,” says Sunak. “The policy of this government is very simple: it is this country – and its government – that should decide who comes here, not criminal gangs. And I will do whatever it takes to make that happen,” he adds.
Rwanda assures that it maintains its commitment to the migration plan
The Rwandan government affirmed this Thursday that it remains committed to the British plan to send immigrants arriving irregularly to the United Kingdom to that African nation, despite the fact that the Court of Appeal in London ruled today that Rwanda “is not a safe third country “to send immigrants.
“While this is ultimately a decision by the UK judicial system, we disagree with the ruling that Rwanda is not a safe country for asylum seekers and refugees,” the Rwandan government said in a statement. .
The Executive of the African country stressed that “Rwanda remains fully committed to making this collaboration (with the United Kingdom) work.” “The broken global migration system,” he said, “is failing to protect the vulnerable and is empowering criminal smuggling gangs at immeasurable human cost.”
“When the migrants arrive, we will welcome them and give them the support they need to build new lives in Rwanda,” the Rwandan government said.
2023-06-29 15:15:44
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