UK proposes immigration reforms

The UK is set to overhaul its approach to human rights laws to make
it easier to deport migrants who arrive in the country illegally
as part of a major shake-up of asylum policy

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood (left) says
her plans seek to address Òpull factorsÓ attracting
asylum seekers and ÒunfairÓ conditions she says
gives some better provisions than UK citizens

PEOPLE CROSSING ENGLISH
CHANNEL IN SMALL BOATS
Cumulative total detected
by year (000s)

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

50
40
30
20
10
0

JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC

39,292*

*Up to Nov 15

WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT UK IMMIGRATION PROPOSALS

Those granted asylum will have
to wait 20 years before they can
 apply to settle permanently rather
than the current five years

Some may be able to apply to do
this earlier Ð if they entered through
Òsafe and legal routesÓ and contribute
to British society

Asylum seekers will have their
refugee status reviewed every
30 months, rather than five years.
They will be returned if their home
country is deemed safe

Some, including lawbreakers,
may see their accommodation
or payments taken away

Plans to end multiple appeals.
People will be restricted to single
appeal which, if it fails, will see
them deported

Overhaul interpretation of some
human rights legislation, including
right to family life under European
Convention of Human Rights, to apply
only to those with immediate family
in UK as grounds to stay

Sources: BBC, Reuters
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