The first flight with asylum seekers to Rwanda does not take off in the United Kingdom due to the ECHR order

The first flight with asylum seekers to Rwanda, within the framework of complaints from human rights organizations, has not finally taken off on Tuesday night due to an order issued by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to prevent the deportation of migrants.

The Home Office has confirmed to the British BBC that the plane, a 'Boeing 767-300' located on a Ministry of Defense runway at Boscombe Down, in Amesbury, has not taken off on Tuesday night.

Minutes before, the charity Care4Calais has said on its official Twitter profile, after a dance of figures and confusion due to the number of people inside the device, which was estimated at seven, that there was only one passenger on the flight.

According to various British media, a judge "out of hours" has examined the half dozen cases remaining after the order of the European court. Finally, the NGO 'Stop Deportations' has indicated that no migrant will be deported.

At this time there is no way for the UK Home Office to appeal the decision of the judge, who has annulled all the rulings of the British authorities, as reported by the DPA news agency.

Specifically, the European Court of Human Rights has issued an order to stop the deportation of an Iraqi asylum seeker who left his country in April 2022 and made a stopover in Turkey before traveling by boat, through the Canal de La Mancha, to Europe. Claiming to be in danger, he applied for asylum upon arrival in the UK on May 17.

"The European Court has indicated to the Government of the United Kingdom that the applicant must not be expelled to Rwanda until three weeks after the delivery of the final internal decision in his ongoing judicial trial," it has indicated in a statement, an order that, finally, it has ended up affecting the other applicants.

One of the first to react to the cancellation has been the mayor of London, Sadiq Jan, who has said on his official Twitter profile that "tonight's inhumane deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda has been stopped by the European Court of Human rights".

"Sending people fleeing violence to a country thousands of miles away was already cruel and insensitive. Now it is also potentially illegal," added the Mayor of London, from the British Labor Party.

For his part, the former leader of the British Labor Party, Jeremy Corbyn, has described the British government's "inhumane" plans as "devastating". "Thank you to the many brilliant activists who have tirelessly fought for refugee rights," he has underlined on his official Twitter profile.

Among those who have criticized the controversial measure promoted by the Prime Minister's Executive, Boris Johnson, is the Archbishop of Wales, Andrew John, who has strongly condemned the policy of Boris Johnson's Executive, calling it immoral and ineffective, according to what he has collected the BBC network.

Likewise, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, have indicated that the policy "should shame" the United Kingdom. "The plan is presented as a humanitarian response to combat human trafficking and smuggling, but the result will aggravate the suffering of those who are already victims," ​​they said, according to the website of the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales.

The agreement with Rwanda allows the British authorities to send asylum seekers who cross the English Channel to the African country. This initiative is endowed with 120 million pounds -144 million euros- and will focus mainly on men without family responsibilities who arrive in the United Kingdom by boat or truck.

For her part, the spokeswoman for the Rwandan Executive, Yolande Makolo, told the press that her government is offering migrants who arrived in British territory after crossing the English Channel a "new life." Thus, she has explained that they will be provided with all kinds of support, including accommodation, and that even if Rwanda rejects their formal request for asylum, they will be able to apply for legal residence.

Makolo has also pointed out that the Rwandan authorities are willing to support the return of these migrants to their country of origin or to a third country. "We hope they choose to stay with us," he declared, arguing that it is necessary not to fall into stereotypes when talking about Africa.

Downing Street has argued that the current approach to migration costs the UK £1.5bn (€1.7bn) every year, with nearly £5m a day housing asylum seekers in hotels.