Deportation of Chagos Islanders blocked by judge
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- A judge has temporarily blocked the deportation of four Chagossians who traveled to the Chagos Islands to protest a territorial handover deal to Mauritius, granting an injunction for at least seven days.
- The Chagossians arrived to establish a permanent settlement on their homeland but were served eviction papers by British authorities; lawyers argued the removal orders were unlawful due to delays in granting visit permits.
- The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) chief justice ruled the men posed no national security threat and emphasized the difficulty they would face if deported, ordering British administrators to respond within seven days.
- The UK government maintains that entry without a valid permit is illegal under BIOT law, while the Chagossians insist they came
