Government’s plans to punish refugees branded ‘desperate and cruel’
Amnesty International says ‘people fleeing persecution and conflict will be irreparably harmed by these proposals’
NEW government laws to punish refugees who arrive “illegally” in Britain after making perilous journeys across the English Channel in small boats were slammed as “desperate and cruel” today.
The Illegal Migration Bill, outlined by Home Secretary Suella Braverman in Parliament on Tuesday, will see migrants arriving on small boats “swiftly removed.”
Under the plans, people crossing the Channel will not be able to claim asylum in Britain and will face a lifetime ban on returning after they are removed.
They will also never be allowed to settle in the country or gain citizenship.
Ms Braverman admitted that she “can’t say definitively” if the new Bill complies with human rights laws.
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