The .000 500,000-financed taxpayer flight stopped a few minutes before take-off following interventions by the European Court of Human Rights. It happened despite the fact that the ministers had previously insisted that the flight would take place no matter how few were on the plane. The appeals were apparently accepted by an ECHR judge overtime, while the migrants were going from a detention center near Heathrow to Boscombe Down in Wiltshire, from where a chartered aircraft was waiting to take them to Rwanda. With no itinerary for the Home Office to appeal the decision, the flight was abandoned shortly before 10 p.m. Home Secretary Pretty Patel insisted the plan would continue, saying: “Many of those who left this flight will be placed on the next one. Our legal team is reviewing every decision made for this flight and preparation for the next flight begins now. “We will not be discouraged from doing the right thing and implementing our plans.” Earlier, Home Secretary Priti Patel’s lawyers were forced to confirm in court that Britain would bring back people from Rwanda if the policy was deemed illegal in a judicial review next month. Ministers have previously argued that the policy would prevent migrants from embarking on dangerous boat trips to one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, and that Rwandan flights are being made public in Calais and elsewhere. And Boris Johnson boasted that the policy – described as “immoral” by the bishops of the Church of England – could see tens of thousands being sent to the African country. The Refugee Council said the government’s allegations of deterrence “have already been refuted” by the numbers that continue to travel to the Channel. “We always knew that these measures would do little to stop desperate people from making dangerous trips to the UK because they are doing absolutely nothing to address the reasons why people are coming,” said Enver Solomon, CEO. Joy Gardner, head of policy at the Joint Council on Migrant Welfare (JCWI), told the Independent that there was no evidence that “desperate and harsh” flights to Rwanda would stop the flow of vessels. “This will not eliminate the refugees,” he said. “We have repeatedly told this government what will prevent dangerous crossings and save lives – and these are safe routes for people seeking refuge here.” About 250 people are believed to have arrived in the UK on Tuesday as London courts rejected calls by four immigrants – three Iranian men and one from Vietnam – to stop their deportation. However, by order of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) at 5pm, an Iraqi man in his 50s was removed from the deportation list just hours before boarding a Boeing 767,200 at Boscombe Down. The ECtHR said the medical examination of the man, who fled Iraq in April and crossed the Channel in a small boat before seeking asylum on May 17, showed signs of possible torture. His decision took into account the UNHCR assessment that asylum seekers do not have access to “fair and efficient refugee status procedures” in Rwanda and that there is no legally enforceable mechanism to ensure their return. in the UK. . Similar orders were later issued for the remaining deportees until one remained. Mr Johnson has hinted that he may be ready to pull the UK out of the European Convention on Human Rights to ensure the system continues to operate. Asked if the move in question was on the table, he replied: “Will some laws need to be changed to help us as we move forward? It may well be and all these options are under constant consideration “. The Prime Minister also angered the legal profession by accusing those fighting the deportations of “strengthening the work of criminal gangs” of traffickers. In a joint statement, the Bar Council and the Bar Association responded: “It is misleading and dangerous for the Prime Minister to suggest that lawyers who bring such legal disputes do anything other than their job and abide by the law. “Anyone who is in danger of changing his life has the right to challenge his legality with the help of a lawyer, who has a duty to advise his client on his rights.” And Mr Johnson came under fire for an estimated 80 80,000 per person chartered flight, with former International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell telling the Independent: “It would be cheaper to put them on the Ritz for a year and a half. boarding with a bottle of champagne every lunch. “ As the Anglican Bishops signed a joint letter denouncing the plan, Canterbury Archbishop Justin Welby said: “The expulsion of asylum seekers should be a disgrace to us as a nation.” And Yvette Cooper, the shadowy Home Secretary, said the deportation plan was “impossible, immoral, too expensive and risks worsening smuggling and trafficking.” “The government has ended up targeting victims of torture instead of trafficking gangs,” Cooper said. The number of weekly arrivals detected by the Department of Defense (MOD) fell from 1,071 recorded at the time the policy was announced on April 14 to between 190 and 762 in the following weeks. The latest official figures showed 138 arrived on Monday, while BBC reporters at the scene estimated that around 250 had been helped ashore on Tuesday. Fluctuating values are heavily influenced by factors such as weather and sea conditions, and there are few signs of a return to the levels observed only in 2019, when less than 2,000 crossed the voyage in one year. Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration David Neal told lawmakers last week that he had seen no sign of a drop in arrivals from the program, while Home Secretary Matthew Rycroft told Patel in a letter elements of a deterrent effect are extremely uncertain “. As many as 130 people were initially informed they could be on the opening flight to Rwanda. Home Office sources said work was under way to overcome legal barriers to travel and many of those who missed today’s flight are expected to be on their next flight, which is expected to leave within weeks. Many of those involved are thought to be in custody, and if the policy survives the judicial review, more planes are expected to be chartered to take them to Rwanda when and where their cases are being processed. In a press conference in Kigali, the representative of the Rwandan government, Yolande Makolo, stated that they expected to receive “thousands” of deportees during the cooperation signed with Britain. Disputed over the cost to the taxpayer of the exercise, a British government source said the asylum bill currently stands at 1,5 1.5 billion a year, with εκατο 5m being spent each week on migrant housing. “The savings for the taxpayer will come,” the source said. “With people dying and our borders unsafe, what cost do people say is too much to prevent these crossings?” Clare Moseley, founder of the charity Care4Calais, which is suing the Detention Action and the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), described the travels as “absolutely shocking and frightening” and said the planned flight series would it is “costly and inefficient”. “You have to question the motivation,” Moseley said. “It’s not because they want to stop human traffickers and save lives, because if they wanted to do that they would open safer roads for refugees.” And Detention Action’s Graeme McGregor said it was “absolutely absurd to send a handful of people to Rwanda in an attempt to scare people.”
