Now known as the Stansted 15, they have been convicted under charges related to terrorism, and face potential life sentences when they appear in court later this week. May MacKeith is part of the Stansted 15 who prevented a deportation charter flight from taking off. Luke de Noronha, an expert in UK deportation at Birkbeck University of London says the situation isn't as black and white as politicians and bureaucrats would like to believe. The Stansted 15 activists were found guilty of endangering safety at an aerodrome. Hughes says she now feels even more connected to those being removed on deportation charter flights.

Source: CNN February 05, 2019 17:26 UTC