The first planned deportation flight from Great Britain to Rwanda with asylum seekers of different nationalities was stopped by a court shortly before departure.
This was reported by British media on Tuesday evening, citing government sources, after the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg thwarted the British government's plans with a rare intervention.
The court had ordered on Tuesday evening that one of those affected should not initially be flown out.
Rather, a period of three weeks must first elapse after the conclusion of the legal process in Great Britain.
The ECtHR is part of the Council of Europe, not the European Union, and is therefore also responsible for Great Britain.
The number of asylum seekers scheduled for the first flight recently fell from 37 originally to seven.
The court's order covered one of the survivors, an Iraqi.
"That allows the other six to raise similar objections," Clare Moseley of the Care4Calais foundation told Reuters.
"We are so relieved." From British government circles it was said that the verdict would be examined.
The government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to take action against smuggling gangs and make unwanted entry via the English Channel unattractive.
According to Johnson's plans, Rwanda will initially receive 120 million pounds (about 144 million euros) for the cooperation.
Last year, more than 28,000 migrants and refugees crossed the Channel to Britain.
Political opponents, charities and clergy have expressed their dismay at the project.
The UN refugee chief also recently criticized the plan.