The Ground-breaking Illegal Migration Bill will aim to prevent those arriving illegally in small boats from claiming asylum and will block them from returning or seeking citizenship.
It costs Taxpayers £7million a day to house migrants and is a worry for many brits, up from £4.7 last year. In 2022 the asylum system cost the taxpayer £1.5 billion a year. (from Home office Facsheet – 14 April 2022)
Last year more than 45,000 people entered the UK via Channel crossings, up from around 299 in 2018. This includes criminals endangering citizens entering the UK and pulling the rug from under the criminal gangs profiting from this misery once and for all.
Refugees who come to the UK in small boats will instead be detained and swiftly removed to their home country if safe, or another safe third country, such as Rwanda.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said it was “fair for those at home and those who have a legitimate claim to asylum”.
The controversial issue has received mixed feedback. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has described the plans as “unworkable”.
Home Secretary, Suella Braverman “Stopping the boats is my top priority and is one of the five promises Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made to the British people. That is why today I am announcing a new Illegal Migration Bill.”
Ms Braverman accused Labour of “betraying hard working Brits” by not backing the plans.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman said:
The British people rightly expect us to solve this crisis and that’s what myself and the Prime Minister fully intend to do. We must stop the boats.
It is completely unfair that people who travel through a string of safe countries then come to the UK illegally and abuse our asylum laws to avoid removal.
It has to stop. By bringing in new laws, I am making it absolutely clear that the only route to the UK is a safe and legal route. If you come here illegally, you won’t be able to claim asylum or build a life here.
You will not be allowed to stay. You will be returned home if safe, or to a safe third country like Rwanda. It’s the only way to prevent people risking their lives and paying criminals thousands of pounds to get here.
A refugee is a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster, whereas a migrant refers more broadly to anyone who moves from one place to another.
Migrants may now be detained for 28 days with no recourse for bail or judicial review, and then for as long as there is a reasonable prospect of removal or up to 45 days to remain in the UK before your appeal is exhausted.
The Times reports two former RAF bases in Lincolnshire and Essex would be used to house those detained before their removal.
The annual number settled via safe and legal routes will be kept under review, if a humanitarian crisis within the world requires a response, then the UK will step up and offer sanctuary to those in need, as we have done for tens of thousands of Ukrainians and Afghans.
The Bill forms part of the action the government is taking to stop small boat crossings and illegal migration as a whole.
This includes:
Summary of Bill measures:
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