UK to Start Asylum Seeker Deportations to Rwanda in July 2024

The British government plans to begin deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda starting July 23, 2024. The scheme's implementation is dependent on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative party winning the upcoming election. The plan, outlined in documents submitted to the London High Court, is part of a controversial policy challenged by charities.

The British government says it intends to begin deporting asylum seekers on July 23, court documents showed on Monday, although the controversial scheme is dependent on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative parties winning the upcoming election.

In documents submitted to the London High Court as part of a charity's challenged to the policy, government lawyers said the intention was "to effect removals with a flight to Rwanda on 23 July 2024 (and not before)."