The schedule for deportation flights has been revealed in documents relating to the civil service union's legal challenge against the scheme. Government lawyers had previously told the court that the earliest date on which an asylum seeker would be deported to Rwanda would be between 1 and 15 July. They have now updated this, saying that flights will start in the week commencing 24 June.
They told the judge: "We are instructed that this is the earliest possible date for the first removals, and that the decision on the precise date will be based on operational considerations and progress over the coming weeks."
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