Next UK government faces payouts to dozens of Rwanda flight detainees | Immigration and asylum
Even if the deal collapses after the election, the next government would still be faced with paying huge sums to asylum seekers being held for deportation to Rwanda. The asylum seekers are suing the Home Office, who claim they were illegally detained before being allowed to make the first flight to the East African country. […]
US Supreme Court rejects former Guantanamo Bay detainee’s appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Omar Khadr’s attempt to vacate his conviction for the 2002 murder of a U.S. soldier and other crimes he committed when he was 15 years old. The justices declined to hear the appeal, noting that Khadr waived his right to appellate review as part of his 2010 plea agreement. […]