US EditionKeir Starmer's asylum plan not 'worth the paper its written on' for this reason
- On 2025-04-29, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper revealed new measures to prevent foreign nationals registered as sex offenders from receiving asylum protection in the UK.
- This follows scandals like Abdul Ezedi, who was granted asylum despite committing sex offences and attacking a family with acid in 2024.
- The government intends to extend the definition of 'particularly serious crime' to include all offenders on the sex offenders register, regardless of sentence length, within the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill.
- Conservative critics and former Home Secretary Suella Braverman said the plan is ineffective as human rights laws, especially Article 3 and Article 8 of the ECHR, allow offenders to appeal removals and remain in the UK.
- The policy will likely increase deportations but cannot fully prevent appeals under human rights law, indicating ongoing challenges in balancing asylum reforms and legal constraints.
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The Labor government led by Keir Starmer tries to put a stop to the surge in consensus of Nigel Farage's Reform UK party, and it does so with a measure that is already sparking controversy and that comes just two days before the administrative offices in England, which will take place on May 1. The theme of migration is always at the center, with a squeeze after years of failures. British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has in fact announced that f…
Sex Offenders to Be Barred From Getting Asylum
Sex offenders will be barred from gaining asylum in the UK, in new measures announced by the government. Under the U.N.’s Refugee Convention, countries can refuse asylum to terrorists, war criminals, or persons convicted of “particularly serious” crimes and who are a danger to the community. In the UK, this is defined as someone sentenced to at least 12 months in prison. On Monday, the Home Office said it plans to update this definition to inclu…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer wants to intervene in the British asylum system – and enforce consequences against foreign sex offenders.But what exactly follows from this? This post violence against women British government wants to keep sex offenders away from asylum system has been published on YOUNG FREEDOM.
Labour's crackdown on criminal migrants: closing loopholes or chasing headlines? - Vox Political
Labour’s plan to toughen up on migration has taken another turn — but not a helpful one. Instead of addressing the root causes of increased arrivals, ministers want to close a legal loophole that allowed some convicted sex offenders to claim asylum. Their move was sparked by a high-profile and horrifying case - but it [...] The post Labour’s crackdown on criminal migrants: closing loopholes or chasing headlines? appeared first on Vox Political.
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