UK loses case over asylum seeker rejections linked to migrant deal with France
The court said the change blocked trafficking claims before removal, and 79% of rejected claimants won reconsideration in 2025, Judge Clive Sheldon said.
- On Friday, London's High Court ruled that Britain acted unlawfully by removing asylum seekers' right to challenge decisions rejecting their claims of being trafficking victims.
- The government implemented this policy to prevent trafficking claims from blocking removals under the "one in, one out" deal with France, which allows returning irregular migrants who crossed the Channel.
- Judge Clive Sheldon noted that in 2025, 79% of initial trafficking rejections were overturned on reconsideration, warning that decisions made "usually within five days" risk disregarding decisive evidence.
- The Home Office plans to appeal, arguing "last-minute modern slavery claims must not be used to frustrate the removal of illegal migrants," though lawyers say many were already unlawfully removed.
- Britain's Labour government faces pressure to tighten immigration policy to counter Nigel Farage's Reform UK party, as the ruling complicates efforts to manage contested small boat arrivals.
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High Court Rules Home Office Unlawfully Dismantled Trafficking Victim Protections to Facilitate Removals
High Court rules Home Office acted unlawfully by stripping asylum seekers of trafficking victim identification rights. 79% of rejected victims granted protection on reconsideration, exposing systemic institutional failure. The post High Court Rules Home Office Unlawfully Dismantled Trafficking Victim Protections to Facilitate Removals appeared on Right Side News.
Migrants Win High Court Battle Against 'One In, One Out' Deal
Shabana Mahmood’s 'one in, one out' deal with France has been dealt a blow after she lost a High Court appeal by Channel migrants who claimed their deportations were unlawful. The post Migrants Win High Court Battle Against ‘One In, One Out’ Deal appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
British Court Blocks Restrictions on the Resources of Migrants Threatened with Deportation to France
The United Kingdom Justice has concluded that the Government has illegally limited the rights to defend migrants who claim to be victims of human trafficking.
UK High Court Deals Blow to Starmer Government as Migrants Win Trafficking Case
Labour’s “one in, one out” migration deal with France has been hit by a major setback after five migrants won a High Court challenge over their planned removals. The court heard claims that their deportations would be unlawful because they were victims of trafficking. The agreement allows people who arrive in the UK by small boat to be detained and sent back to France in exchange for an equal number of people who apply through legal routes. But …
The High Court of London had found it illegal to change the rules that restricted the possibility for asylum seekers to appeal against refusals to recognize them as victims of trafficking, and the British Government planned to appeal.
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