Help stop Priti Patel's cruel Rwanda plan

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Hi John,
On Tuesday up to 130 people are due to be forcefully taken from detention in the UK and sent 4,000 miles to Rwanda, where they have no family, friends or connections.

Back in April this year Priti Patel went against basic rules of humanity, against the advice of her own top civil servants ([link removed]) and against the wishes of the general public ([link removed]) to announce her intention to deport asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda.

People fleeing war and persecution from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere will be denied the opportunity to claim asylum in the UK and arbitrarily expelled to a country they have no links to. Moreover, Patel’s plans will penalise those who have risked their lives in perilous journeys because they’ve not used a visa route – a route that simply does not exist for them!

Many of those facing deportation have family members already in the UK. Some of them are children who have wrongly been identified as adults ([link removed]) by the Home Office. The policy announcement caused great distress among an already traumatised group of people, with suicide attempts ([link removed]) and hunger strikes ([link removed]) reported.

As a deterrent, this plan manifestly fails. As a policy, it is potentially illegal ([link removed]) as it penalises asylum seekers for their method of entry, which contravenes the Refugee Convention. It has to be stopped.


** 5 things you can do
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1. Help put pressure on airlines to drop the deportation flights. Join thousands who have emailed the airlines via Freedom from Torture: [link removed]

2. Write to your MP for them to intervene by using this handy tool from Bail for Immigration Detainees: [link removed]

3. Join the protests on Sunday and Monday:
- Sunday, 3pm: Brook House, Gatwick Airport
Many of those threatened with deportation are held at Brook House near Gatwick Airport, and they desperately need our solidarity.
- Monday, 5.30pm: Home Office, Westminster
Join the demonstration outside the Home Office from 5.30pm.

4. Share these protests on social media:
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5. Join the week of action against the Hostile Environment from 13-20 June. There are dozens of events happening around the country next week to mark ten years of this vicious policy: [link removed]

If we act now, we can stop the Rwanda flights. And beyond this week, we must fight for an end to the hostile environment and for the rights of people to cross borders, whether it be fleeing wars, escaping poverty or simply moving closer to loved ones or building a life in a new place. Migration is a fact of life. We must work towards a world where global freedom of movement can become a reality. Find out more about our migration campaign ([link removed]) on our website.

Thank you,
Alena Ivanova
Campaigner at Global Justice Now
** The fight for a fairer future depends on committed and passionate people like you.
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