UK's Sunak Suffers Major Blow As Rwanda Migrant Scheme Declared Unlawful

Under the plan, Britain intended to send tens of thousands of asylum seekers who arrived on its shores without permission to the Rwanda in a bid to deter migrants.

Britain's Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the government's scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful, dealing a crushing blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak before an election expected next year.

Under the plan, Britain intended to send tens of thousands of asylum seekers who arrived on its shores without permission to the East African country in a bid to deter migrants crossing the Channel from Europe in small boats.

But the top court on Wednesday unanimously ruled that migrants could not be sent to Rwanda because it could not be considered a safe third country.