He discussed sharing forensic evidence and biometric data with members of the Albanian state police on Tuesday, with the government hoping to deport convicted criminals from the UK on the grounds that they do not “contribute to the public good”. British authorities separately hope to declare asylum applications from Albanians “inadmissible” on the basis that they have traveled through safe third countries, but forcing them to return to the country they are fleeing would be a breach of international law. A pilot program has begun to increase the sharing of information on Albanian migrants following a surge in numbers crossing the Channel, which Home Office officials believe is being facilitated by organized crime networks. About 6,000 Albanians have arrived in small boats so far in 2022, making up as much as 60 percent of the migrants on some days. Ms Patel claimed it was “shameful and absurd that so many Albanian nationals are entering the UK in small boats when Albania is a safe country”, but Britain granted more than half of Albanian asylum applications last year. The Home Office has said it will “immediately” consider Albanian applications with a view to arranging swift returns – despite many of the 166,000 asylum cases in a record backlog waiting years for a decision. The Independent understands that the plans have not yet been implemented, due to ongoing discussions with the Albanian authorities and legal hurdles. Returning asylum seekers to their country of departure is a violation of the Refugee Convention, with the United Nations stating that “the most essential element of refugee and asylum status is protection against return to a country where a person he has reason to fear prosecution.” . The Refugee Council said it had worked with Albanians who had been “trafficked and are victims of criminal and sexual exploitation” and that it would be “absolutely wrong” to screen asylum claims based on nationality. “Just because a country isn’t at war doesn’t mean it’s safe for everyone who lives there,” added CEO Enver Solomon. “The fact that more than half of the Albanians seeking asylum here are granted refugee protection by our government speaks volumes for the clear dangers these people face.” The Joint Council for the Welfare of Migrants (JCWI) told the Independent that many Albanians crossing the Channel fled the violence. “If Priti Patel’s disgraceful new plan goes ahead, it will put Albanian lives at risk and pave the way for wider cruelty against refugees,” said Defense Director Zehrah Hassan. The number of people crossing the English Channel in small boats this year exceeds 18,000 “Most of us believe that people seeking safety in the UK should be treated with fairness and compassion, but once again it seems that this government cares more about headline-grabbing brutality than the lives of the people who affect their policies”. Care4Calais, which is one of the charities bringing a legal challenge from next week against the Rwandan plan, warned that the government was “again at risk of breaching international law”. Founder Clare Moseley said: “The Home Secretary cannot throw due process out the window and kill an entire nation with tropes. Citizens’ claims should be evaluated individually.” In the year to June, the British government granted 53 per cent of asylum applications to Albanians and it is not clear how it could legally treat them differently from other nationalities when each claim must be considered on an individual basis. It may attempt to declare asylum applications from Albanians “inadmissible” and refuse to consider them on the basis that they have traveled from safe countries to reach the UK. The move would leave them open to transfer to “safe third countries”, which would include Rwanda if the government’s controversial deal is implemented. A 2021 deal with Albania allows for the return of failed asylum seekers, foreign offenders and visa offenders, but not asylum seekers whose claims remain pending. The agreement states that it does not affect the UK’s duties under the Refugee Convention of any international agreement on asylum and human rights. As of 2018, 94 percent of all migrants crossing the English Channel by boat have claimed asylum. Half of the claims were accepted, 43 percent were deemed “inadmissible” due to their stay in safe third countries, and only 8 percent were rejected. Under UK law, people must be present in the UK to apply for asylum and there is no visa for this purpose. The government has set up special programs to resettle people directly from countries including Afghanistan and offered Ukrainian refugees three-year visas, but parliamentary committees said safer and more legal routes must be in place to reduce demand for crossing the Channel.
title: “Priti Patel S Plans To Speedily Remove Albanian Asylum Seekers Risk Breaching International Law Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-16” author: “Randy Watson”
He discussed sharing forensic evidence and biometric data with members of the Albanian state police on Tuesday, with the government hoping to deport convicted criminals from the UK on the grounds that they do not “contribute to the public good”. British authorities separately hope to declare asylum applications from Albanians “inadmissible” on the basis that they have traveled through safe third countries, but forcing them to return to the country they are fleeing would be a breach of international law. A pilot program has begun to increase the sharing of information on Albanian migrants following a surge in numbers crossing the Channel, which Home Office officials believe is being facilitated by organized crime networks. About 6,000 Albanians have arrived in small boats so far in 2022, making up as much as 60 percent of the migrants on some days. Ms Patel claimed it was “shameful and absurd that so many Albanian nationals are entering the UK in small boats when Albania is a safe country”, but Britain granted more than half of Albanian asylum applications last year. The Home Office has said it will “immediately” consider Albanian applications with a view to arranging swift returns – despite many of the 166,000 asylum cases in a record backlog waiting years for a decision. The Independent understands that the plans have not yet been implemented, due to ongoing discussions with the Albanian authorities and legal hurdles. Returning asylum seekers to their country of departure is a violation of the Refugee Convention, with the United Nations stating that “the most essential element of refugee and asylum status is protection against return to a country where a person he has reason to fear prosecution.” . The Refugee Council said it had worked with Albanians who had been “trafficked and are victims of criminal and sexual exploitation” and that it would be “absolutely wrong” to screen asylum claims based on nationality. “Just because a country isn’t at war doesn’t mean it’s safe for everyone who lives there,” added CEO Enver Solomon. “The fact that more than half of the Albanians seeking asylum here are granted refugee protection by our government speaks volumes for the clear dangers these people face.” The Joint Council for the Welfare of Migrants (JCWI) told the Independent that many Albanians crossing the Channel fled the violence. “If Priti Patel’s disgraceful new plan goes ahead, it will put Albanian lives at risk and pave the way for wider cruelty against refugees,” said Defense Director Zehrah Hassan. The number of people crossing the English Channel in small boats this year exceeds 18,000 “Most of us believe that people seeking safety in the UK should be treated with fairness and compassion, but once again it seems that this government cares more about headline-grabbing brutality than the lives of the people who affect their policies”. Care4Calais, which is one of the charities bringing a legal challenge from next week against the Rwandan plan, warned that the government was “again at risk of breaching international law”. Founder Clare Moseley said: “The Home Secretary cannot throw due process out the window and kill an entire nation with tropes. Citizens’ claims should be evaluated individually.” In the year to June, the British government granted 53 per cent of asylum applications to Albanians and it is not clear how it could legally treat them differently from other nationalities when each claim must be considered on an individual basis. It may attempt to declare asylum applications from Albanians “inadmissible” and refuse to consider them on the basis that they have traveled from safe countries to reach the UK. The move would leave them open to transfer to “safe third countries”, which would include Rwanda if the government’s controversial deal is implemented. A 2021 deal with Albania allows for the return of failed asylum seekers, foreign offenders and visa offenders, but not asylum seekers whose claims remain pending. The agreement states that it does not affect the UK’s duties under the Refugee Convention of any international agreement on asylum and human rights. As of 2018, 94 percent of all migrants crossing the English Channel by boat have claimed asylum. Half of the claims were accepted, 43 percent were deemed “inadmissible” due to their stay in safe third countries, and only 8 percent were rejected. Under UK law, people must be present in the UK to apply for asylum and there is no visa for this purpose. The government has set up special programs to resettle people directly from countries including Afghanistan and offered Ukrainian refugees three-year visas, but parliamentary committees said safer and more legal routes must be in place to reduce demand for crossing the Channel.
title: “Priti Patel S Plans To Speedily Remove Albanian Asylum Seekers Risk Breaching International Law Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-02” author: “Charlie Mcglothian”
He discussed sharing forensic evidence and biometric data with members of the Albanian state police on Tuesday, with the government hoping to deport convicted criminals from the UK on the grounds that they do not “contribute to the public good”. British authorities separately hope to declare asylum applications from Albanians “inadmissible” on the basis that they have traveled through safe third countries, but forcing them to return to the country they are fleeing would be a breach of international law. A pilot program has begun to increase the sharing of information on Albanian migrants following a surge in numbers crossing the Channel, which Home Office officials believe is being facilitated by organized crime networks. About 6,000 Albanians have arrived in small boats so far in 2022, making up as much as 60 percent of the migrants on some days. Ms Patel claimed it was “shameful and absurd that so many Albanian nationals are entering the UK in small boats when Albania is a safe country”, but Britain granted more than half of Albanian asylum applications last year. The Home Office has said it will “immediately” consider Albanian applications with a view to arranging swift returns – despite many of the 166,000 asylum cases in a record backlog waiting years for a decision. The Independent understands that the plans have not yet been implemented, due to ongoing discussions with the Albanian authorities and legal hurdles. Returning asylum seekers to their country of departure is a violation of the Refugee Convention, with the United Nations stating that “the most essential element of refugee and asylum status is protection against return to a country where a person he has reason to fear prosecution.” . The Refugee Council said it had worked with Albanians who had been “trafficked and are victims of criminal and sexual exploitation” and that it would be “absolutely wrong” to screen asylum claims based on nationality. “Just because a country isn’t at war doesn’t mean it’s safe for everyone who lives there,” added CEO Enver Solomon. “The fact that more than half of the Albanians seeking asylum here are granted refugee protection by our government speaks volumes for the clear dangers these people face.” The Joint Council for the Welfare of Migrants (JCWI) told the Independent that many Albanians crossing the Channel fled the violence. “If Priti Patel’s disgraceful new plan goes ahead, it will put Albanian lives at risk and pave the way for wider cruelty against refugees,” said Defense Director Zehrah Hassan. The number of people crossing the English Channel in small boats this year exceeds 18,000 “Most of us believe that people seeking safety in the UK should be treated with fairness and compassion, but once again it seems that this government cares more about headline-grabbing brutality than the lives of the people who affect their policies”. Care4Calais, which is one of the charities bringing a legal challenge from next week against the Rwandan plan, warned that the government was “again at risk of breaching international law”. Founder Clare Moseley said: “The Home Secretary cannot throw due process out the window and kill an entire nation with tropes. Citizens’ claims should be evaluated individually.” In the year to June, the British government granted 53 per cent of asylum applications to Albanians and it is not clear how it could legally treat them differently from other nationalities when each claim must be considered on an individual basis. It may attempt to declare asylum applications from Albanians “inadmissible” and refuse to consider them on the basis that they have traveled from safe countries to reach the UK. The move would leave them open to transfer to “safe third countries”, which would include Rwanda if the government’s controversial deal is implemented. A 2021 deal with Albania allows for the return of failed asylum seekers, foreign offenders and visa offenders, but not asylum seekers whose claims remain pending. The agreement states that it does not affect the UK’s duties under the Refugee Convention of any international agreement on asylum and human rights. As of 2018, 94 percent of all migrants crossing the English Channel by boat have claimed asylum. Half of the claims were accepted, 43 percent were deemed “inadmissible” due to their stay in safe third countries, and only 8 percent were rejected. Under UK law, people must be present in the UK to apply for asylum and there is no visa for this purpose. The government has set up special programs to resettle people directly from countries including Afghanistan and offered Ukrainian refugees three-year visas, but parliamentary committees said safer and more legal routes must be in place to reduce demand for crossing the Channel.
title: “Priti Patel S Plans To Speedily Remove Albanian Asylum Seekers Risk Breaching International Law Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-18” author: “Martha Leonard”
He discussed sharing forensic evidence and biometric data with members of the Albanian state police on Tuesday, with the government hoping to deport convicted criminals from the UK on the grounds that they do not “contribute to the public good”. British authorities separately hope to declare asylum applications from Albanians “inadmissible” on the basis that they have traveled through safe third countries, but forcing them to return to the country they are fleeing would be a breach of international law. A pilot program has begun to increase the sharing of information on Albanian migrants following a surge in numbers crossing the Channel, which Home Office officials believe is being facilitated by organized crime networks. About 6,000 Albanians have arrived in small boats so far in 2022, making up as much as 60 percent of the migrants on some days. Ms Patel claimed it was “shameful and absurd that so many Albanian nationals are entering the UK in small boats when Albania is a safe country”, but Britain granted more than half of Albanian asylum applications last year. The Home Office has said it will “immediately” consider Albanian applications with a view to arranging swift returns – despite many of the 166,000 asylum cases in a record backlog waiting years for a decision. The Independent understands that the plans have not yet been implemented, due to ongoing discussions with the Albanian authorities and legal hurdles. Returning asylum seekers to their country of departure is a violation of the Refugee Convention, with the United Nations stating that “the most essential element of refugee and asylum status is protection against return to a country where a person he has reason to fear prosecution.” . The Refugee Council said it had worked with Albanians who had been “trafficked and are victims of criminal and sexual exploitation” and that it would be “absolutely wrong” to screen asylum claims based on nationality. “Just because a country isn’t at war doesn’t mean it’s safe for everyone who lives there,” added CEO Enver Solomon. “The fact that more than half of the Albanians seeking asylum here are granted refugee protection by our government speaks volumes for the clear dangers these people face.” The Joint Council for the Welfare of Migrants (JCWI) told the Independent that many Albanians crossing the Channel fled the violence. “If Priti Patel’s disgraceful new plan goes ahead, it will put Albanian lives at risk and pave the way for wider cruelty against refugees,” said Defense Director Zehrah Hassan. The number of people crossing the English Channel in small boats this year exceeds 18,000 “Most of us believe that people seeking safety in the UK should be treated with fairness and compassion, but once again it seems that this government cares more about headline-grabbing brutality than the lives of the people who affect their policies”. Care4Calais, which is one of the charities bringing a legal challenge from next week against the Rwandan plan, warned that the government was “again at risk of breaching international law”. Founder Clare Moseley said: “The Home Secretary cannot throw due process out the window and kill an entire nation with tropes. Citizens’ claims should be evaluated individually.” In the year to June, the British government granted 53 per cent of asylum applications to Albanians and it is not clear how it could legally treat them differently from other nationalities when each claim must be considered on an individual basis. It may attempt to declare asylum applications from Albanians “inadmissible” and refuse to consider them on the basis that they have traveled from safe countries to reach the UK. The move would leave them open to transfer to “safe third countries”, which would include Rwanda if the government’s controversial deal is implemented. A 2021 deal with Albania allows for the return of failed asylum seekers, foreign offenders and visa offenders, but not asylum seekers whose claims remain pending. The agreement states that it does not affect the UK’s duties under the Refugee Convention of any international agreement on asylum and human rights. As of 2018, 94 percent of all migrants crossing the English Channel by boat have claimed asylum. Half of the claims were accepted, 43 percent were deemed “inadmissible” due to their stay in safe third countries, and only 8 percent were rejected. Under UK law, people must be present in the UK to apply for asylum and there is no visa for this purpose. The government has set up special programs to resettle people directly from countries including Afghanistan and offered Ukrainian refugees three-year visas, but parliamentary committees said safer and more legal routes must be in place to reduce demand for crossing the Channel.
