Adoption of new #England immigration laws regarding asylum seekers
A ten-page statement outlining the new changes to the rules was quietly released online, without publication in the press or public notice.
*From 1 January, asylum claims by any person who entered the UK via a safe third country, or whose route to the UK involved contact with a safe country, (including people coming from EU member states) , is considered unacceptable.
It will also prevent migrants from claiming asylum in UK territorial waters. These changes prevent asylum seekers from claiming asylum in UK territorial waters.
An explanatory memorandum states that the UK government will not only return rejected asylum seekers to the third countries from which they have traveled, but will also be able to return them to any other safe third country that may agree to accept them. .
However, these changes highlight a significant hurdle for the UK government:
Asylum claims of this category of people will not be accepted and processed in England only if the asylum seeker is re-accepted by the third country from which he traveled.
or another safe country agrees to accept them.
Immigration law experts have considered this new policy pointless and stated that it is likely to delay asylum applications and leave asylum seekers in England in an aura of uncertainty.
Colin Yeo, an immigration lawyer specializing in asylum law, wrote on Twitter: “This policy is useless because the government has not negotiated any such return agreements, so all it does is cruelly decide In all cases it delays the actual claims.”
The Liberal Democrats’ home affairs spokesman, Alistair Carmichael, said that “these changes are yet another breach of international law.” He said: England has a proud history of providing shelter to the needy, but now the conservative government has turned its back on asylum seekers. This is the latest disgusting policy of Foreign Minister Priti Patel, which is at odds with our obligations under the Refugee Convention. This is another case of violation of international law by this irresponsible conservative government.
Source: Iranian refugees council
This post is written by MTvakoli