Human rights groups in the United Kingdom have vowed to keep fighting an immigration policy that allows the British government to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. On Monday, a court ruled the program is legal under British and international law. The policy was first announced in April. Paul O’Connor of the Public and Commercial Services Union denounced the ruling.

Paul O’Connor: “We were clear right from the outset that our members didn’t want to carry out this policy, on the basis they thought it was unlawful, morally reprehensible and utterly inhumane. The judges today may well have found that decision to be lawful, but it remains morally reprehensible and utterly inhumane, and we will continue to do what we can to fight this policy.”