The Latest Breaking News from Rwanda

A legal challenge to the government’s controversial plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda has failed after High Court judges concluded the policy is lawful.A bitter battle over the flights to the East African nation has been waged since then-Home Secretary Priti Patel announced the policy in April, when she…

Senior judges rejected arguments that the plans to provide one-way tickets to the east African nation were unlawful.

The UK government’s plan to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is legal, two High Court judges ruled Monday, in a victory for backers of the controversial policy.

The plans had been opposed by multiple charities, asylum seekers and the UN Refugee Agency. But despite this the policy will go ahead.

Britain's plan to send migrants to Rwanda is lawful, London's High Court ruled on Monday, in a victory for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who has made a high-stakes political promise to tackle the record number of migrants arriving in small boats.

It is expected Monday’s ruling will be challenged in the Court of Appeal, with a Supreme Court battle also possible

Two senior judges gave their decision in a ruling on Monday.

The judgements at the Royal Courts of Justice came after cases brought by the Public and Commercial Services union and charities Care4Calais and Detention Action

Judges quash decisions to remove eight asylum seekers who launched legal challenges but say policy overall is legal

Campaigners have been trying for months to have the Rwanda policy stopped, and the court has now ruled

Judges rule policy is legal but rebuke Home Office over attempt to deport eight people in June