The British government was forced to postpone the first flight of asylum seekers due to be sent to Rwanda in May.
The flight delay was due to a number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) having filed a lawsuit against the court to stop the controversial decision.
Organizations have now been notified that the first flight to Rwanda will not take place until June 6 at the earliest.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said last week that 50 asylum seekers had been told they would be flown to Rwanda within two weeks, that is, at the end of May. A spokesperson for the Rwandan government also said they expected the first flights by the end of May.
Clare Moseley, founder of British organization Care4Calais, said she was relieved by the delay. They were informed late on Wednesday that the flight had been delayed.
In April, Johnson presented a controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. This means that anyone who comes to the UK illegally can be sent to Rwanda while waiting for their asylum application to be processed.
Home Minister Priti Patel said on Wednesday it was implementing the scheme as part of a deportation plan to prevent asylum seekers from reaching Britain in small boats across the English Channel.
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