A European Human Rights Court ordered the stoppage of the UK’s deportation flight to Rwanda at the eleventh hour to the chagrin of British officials.
The immigrants being deported were already enplaned with a few minutes left before departure to Kigali when the court order came at which point all the passengers were deplaned.
According to the UK’s PA Media news agency, “all migrants have been removed from the plane and the flight to Rwanda will not take off as scheduled tonight.”
Britain’s government had announced the deal with the east African country in April. Those people granted asylum would then be allowed to resettle in Rwanda.
The government insisted the program was aimed at disrupting people-smuggling networks and deterring migrants from making the dangerous sea journey across the English Channel from France.
It remains unclear if the program will be continued.
DNT News with Correspondent reports from London.
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