Overview

• High Court rules civil servants can be directed to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, ignoring ECHR rulings.
• FDA union's legal challenge dismissed, but clarity provided on civil servants' obligations under domestic and international law.
• Judge asserts that international law does not constrain ministerial actions unless reflected in domestic law.
• Labour government, elected recently, intends to terminate the Rwanda deportation plan immediately.
• FDA expresses disappointment but acknowledges the court's clarification on legal responsibilities.