UK seals Rwanda treaty as Sunak takes on courts

The UK struck a deportation treaty with Rwanda as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak seeks to force his controversial plan to fly asylum seekers to the east African nation past the UK courts.

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Home secretary James Cleverly sealed the deal with his Rwandan counterpart Vincent Biruta in Kigali on Tuesday, telling reporters that the government believes it will allay concerns expressed by British courts, including that deportees faced a risk of "refoulement," or being forcibly returned to their home country from Rwanda.