US EditionUK to Extend Refugee Path to Residency from 5 to 20 Years
- Britain is beginning a major overhaul of its asylum policy, inspired by Denmark, to reduce the number of illegal migrants and enhance border control, according to Shabana Mahmood from the Home Office.
- Under the new reforms, refugee status will be limited to 30 months and require a 20-year wait for permanent settlement, as stated by Shabana Mahmood.
- The Labour government is facing pressure from growing anti-immigration sentiment and the rise of the populist Reform UK party, which has prompted these tougher measures, according to recent polls.
- Critics, including the Refugee Council, have warned that these changes may not deter asylum seekers and could lead to increased hardship for refugees, as voiced by Enver Solomon, Chief Executive of the Refugee Council.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
U.K. government poised to overhaul its asylum system as a political storm brews over migration
The British government plans to tighten its asylum system, following Denmark's model, to reduce immigration and address the political storm over migrants crossing the English Channel.
Britain Moves to Make Refugee Status Temporary in Asylum Overhaul
Britain on Nov. 15 said it is moving to change immigration refugee status to temporary while quadrupling the wait for permanent settlement to 20 years under the United Kingdom’s most significant overhaul of policy on asylum in recent history. In an attempt to offset growing criticism from the populist Reform UK party, which has advocated for a stricter immigration agenda, Britain’s Labour government has hardened its immigration policies, particu…
Britain announced a package of fundamental changes to its immigration (asylum seekers) policies, explaining that it would make refugee status "temporary"...
The British government has announced a drastic tightening of migration policy, and the measures are also a response to strong polls by right-wing populists.
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