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Law allowing asylum seekers to be detained and sent to Rwanda disapplied by court in Northern Ireland

Sky News Monday, 13 May 2024
A judge has ruled that provisions of the UK's Illegal Migration Act - which created powers to send asylum seekers to Rwanda - should be disapplied in Northern Ireland.
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