Thread by @LetsStopC9

THE GLOVES ARE OFF... 🧵
 
Is the Home Office is planning a new deportation flight to Rwanda?
 
Shocking news and bizarre timing
 
‘Some newly arrived asylum seekers in hotels have received letters from the department telling them their asylum claims are deemed inadmissible
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for consideration in the UK.
 
They go on to say the government intends to send them to Rwanda to have their claims processed there’
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amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/a…

Before we catch up as to how all things with the Rwanda deportation flights stand, here is great article from the Guardian chronologically capturing the events leading up to how things went from ‘tens of thousands’ to a cancelled flight:
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theguardian.com/world/2022/jun…

These latest round of letters [as reported on Thursday] were not anticipated, as there are TWO linked and yet outstanding High Court hearings to determine the legality of forcibly flying asylum seekers out to Rwanda. 
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The main hearing is due to proceed from September 5 for five days, with a second hearing in the claim brought by Asylum Aid taking place in October AND BOTH JUDGMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE DELIVERED TOGETHER AFTER THAT DATE.
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Logic, and possibly law, dictate that the Home Office should wait to learn the outcome of the hearings BEFORE distributing these letters. However,Priti Patel hasn’t ruled out further attempts to remove asylum seekers to Rwanda BEFORE the ruling considering her initial response
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when the first flight was cancelled back in June was to blame the failure of her policy on “legal challenge and last-minute claims”. She went on to say “Our legal team are reviewing every decision made on this flight and preparation for the next flight begins now.”
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Bearing in mind Priti Patel’s under-reported APPEAL TO HAVE YTHE INJUNCTION REMOVED has been rejected by the ECHR. Are the Tories willing to break the law AGAIN?

One explanation for this bizarre timing could be that Priti Patel is on high alert & desperate to save her job...
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Both Sunak and Truss are vehemently backing the Rwanda plan as it’s popular with Tory members. It’s also widely anticipated that Truss is favourite to become our next PM. With this in mind, it is now widely being reported [FT/Telegraph and now the Independant]
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that Truss is favouring  Suella Bravermen to take over the post of Home Secretary – it could be easy to understand Priti Patel taking such drastic measures if she thinks her cruelty will win favour with the new boss...
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independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…

Another aspect to the timing, particularly of the proceedings beginning in High Court is that they will begin the same day the new Prime Minister is announced, so we fully expect any media coverage of the #Deportations issues will be minimal,
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buried in a landslide of hype about the latest Tory leader instead. Additionally, it will be the day the barristers go on strike - so how will this impact proceedings in court? Will they even proceed? We will have to wait and see...
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Meanwhile, almost all mainstream media toes the party line when it comes to pushing the government propaganda of ‘those who oppose the Rwanda scheme aren’t able to suggest any viable alternatives’. This is absolutely incorrect, as activists and charities have been saying,
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especially since the influx of 'blonde-haired, blue-eyed, European refugees ‘if a visa scheme can work for Ukrainian refugees, it will work for other refugees also’; a sentiment frequently outlined by Clare Moseley Founder of @care4calais:
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‘Offer refugees from other countries a process like the scheme for Ukraine. Screen them in Europe and provide visas for safe travel to those with a viable asylum claim. They can then get to the UK and claim asylum on arrival without risking their lives.
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This would put people smugglers out of business and end the chaos on the Channel.’
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inews.co.uk/opinion/the-rw…

As ever though, this suggestion is likely to be ignored as it doesn’t sit with the government’s agenda of cruelty as legislated through the #HostileEnvironment.

Equally poorly received was this
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reasoned take down of Priti Patel’s ‘illegal asylum seeker’ definition by Labour MP @ThangamMP back in April:
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NOW MORE THAN EVER we need to be NOISY in our determination to #StopRwanda, as the HO continues to tell asylum seekers they'll be deported. We cannot sit quietly as they bend and maybe break the law in their determination to wreak havoc on the most vulnerable amongst us. 
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If a civilisation can be judged by the way it treats it's most vulnerable members, then we are in appalling shape.
 
The government are currently declining to help us, and the opposition are barely opposing,
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so it's down to US to ensure these desperate people get the support they need, as is theirs BY LAW.
 
Follow @care4calais and join the resistance…
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