UK toughens asylum system with radical overhaul
The Peninsula
London, United Kingdom: The UK government announced sweeping changes to its asylum system on Monday, including drastically cutting protections for ref...
London, United Kingdom: The UK government announced sweeping changes to its asylum system on Monday, including drastically cutting protections for refugees and threatening visa bans for countries that refuse to take back irregular immigrants.
The plans have been dubbed by the government as the "most sweeping reforms to tackle illegal migration in modern times".
Refugee protections
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood hopes the reforms, modelled on Denmark's strict asylum system, will discourage migrants from crossing the Channel from France on small boats.
Refugee status will become temporary and reviewed every 30 months. Refugees will be forced to return to their home countries once those are deemed safe.
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