Home Office says up to 20 people who arrived in UK on small boats to be sent to mainland Europe
A charter flight to remove asylum seekers who recently arrived in the UK on small boats is due to take off despite last-minute high court actions in the early hours of Wednesday morning and other interventions which have led to at least 19 people not boarding the plane.
The Home Office said up to 20 people would be placed on the charter flight destined for France and Germany. The Guardian knows of 19 who either had their removal directions deferred by the Home Office, stayed by the high court a few hours ago or who believed they would be on the flight but then found out that the Home Office had never set removal directions for them.
Continue reading…Home Office says up to 20 people who arrived in UK on small boats to be sent to mainland EuropeA charter flight to remove asylum seekers who recently arrived in the UK on small boats is due to take off despite last-minute high court actions in the early hours of Wednesday morning and other interventions which have led to at least 19 people not boarding the plane.The Home Office said up to 20 people would be placed on the charter flight destined for France and Germany. The Guardian knows of 19 who either had their removal directions deferred by the Home Office, stayed by the high court a few hours ago or who believed they would be on the flight but then found out that the Home Office had never set removal directions for them. Continue reading…