Britain’s Top Court Rules Rwanda Scheme Unlawful. What Options Are Left For Sunak?

 Britain’s Supreme Court delivered a severe defeat to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday, ruling that the government’s plan to transfer refugees entering without authorization to Rwanda was illegal.

The Supreme Court unanimously declared that the east African country could not be considered a safe third country, gratifying opponents who complained the concept was cruel and unrealistic while anger Sunak’s Conservative Party’s extreme flank.

Sunak committed to “stop the boats” upon taking office as new PM in October 2022, as one of his primary promises. The administration is now attempting to convert a Memorandum of Understanding with Rwanda into a full-fledged treaty signed by parliament, making it less subject to legal challenges.

Officials from the United Kingdom are already in talks with Rwanda. To avoid concerns that migrants transported there will be repatriated and abused in their home country, they seek to persuade Rwanda to pledge to accommodate all individuals sent there, even if they are not granted refugee status.

However, this potential presents unpleasant concerns, like as whether rejected refugees will be allowed to depart the autocratic east African country.