People Smuggling 2021-07-12
2021-07-12
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The Crown Prosecution Service decided not to prosecute illegal migrants on the grounds that they have no choice in how they travel, and that administrative removal channels are relied upon by corrupt human rights lawyers.
Following the ridiculous decision by the Crown Prosecution Service not to prosecute illegal migrants on the grounds that they have “no choice in how they travel”, where does this leave the Nationality and Borders Bill? Does this decision make it even more urgent that we bring in safe havens for these people in a third country?
My right hon. Friend is quite right to point out that countries such as France and Germany are obviously safe and that someone genuinely in need of protection or asylum can claim asylum quite properly and easily in such countries rather than attempting dangerous and unnecessary crossings over the English channel. Notwithstanding the CPS's recent announcement, we can, do and will prosecute people who organise and pilot dangerous boat crossings across the English channel for gain or with the intention of avoiding immigration controls.
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Urgency to establish safe havens in third countries
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The Nationality and Borders Bill is under review by the Crown Prosecution Service.
Depriving refugees of family reunion rights would drive many women and children into the arms of people smugglers through desperation to be reunited with their loved ones. Why will the Government provide exactly that massive bonus to people smugglers through their anti-refugee Bill?
The hon. Gentleman is misinformed and misguided on this point. There is no plan to weaken or undermine the refugee family reunion provisions that have been used by 29,000 people in the last six years. In addition, in the last five or six years we have been operating Europe's largest resettlement programme, which has seen an additional 25,000 people come to the UK directly from places of danger.
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Weakening refugee family reunion rights
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The Nationality and Borders Bill is under review by the Crown Prosecution Service.
Depriving refugees of family reunion rights would drive many women and children into the arms of despicable people smugglers through desperation to be reunited with their loved ones. Why will the Government provide exactly that massive bonus to people smugglers through their nasty anti-refugee Bill?
The hon. Gentleman is misinformed and misguided on this point. There is no plan to weaken or undermine the refugee family reunion provisions that have been used by 29,000 people in the last six years. In addition, in the last five or six years we have been operating Europe's largest resettlement programme, which has seen an additional 25,000 people come to the UK directly from places of danger.
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Weakening refugee family reunion rights
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