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Illegal Immigration Bill March 2023
March 9, 2023
Tags: Immigration,News
The Bill was published on 7 March 2023 and the long title includes the making of new laws
Central to the proposed legislation is the focus upon:
Identifying a potential mechanism to permit the UK government to ignore rule 39 indications given by the European Court of Human Rights (Rule 39 indications are given in rare and exceptional cases e.g. the recent Rwanda cases – to prevent governments removing people temporarily whilst further legal action is pursued)
In practice, if the law is passed then it will become far harder for anyone to claim asylum in the UK if they arrived here after passing through other countries which the government considers to be safe.
Although there are limited exceptions e.g. for those who are children on their own or for people who are identified as victims of modern slavery, the Illegal Migration bill, if enacted, will remove rights of appeal, and rights to challenge detention for a significant number of people and in our view is likely to cause immense harm to a large number of the most vulnerable people in our country.
Anyone who arrived on or after 7 March 2023 not directly from their country of origin could be affected.
If you are seeking expert legal advice on the asylum process, please contact a member of the team.
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