UK to continue sending potential trafficking victims to France despite court ruling
Summary
The UK Home Office plans to keep sending asylum seekers to France even after a court ruled it unlawful to ignore trafficking claims without proper checks. The court said the government must reconsider negative decisions about trafficking victims, but the Home Office says it will continue removals and fight the ruling.Key Facts
- A UK court ruled that the Home Office acted unlawfully by not reconsidering negative trafficking claims for asylum seekers sent to France.
- The Home Office removed some protections that would delay sending trafficking victims to France by about 30 days.
- Around one private flight a week forcibly removes dozens of asylum seekers from the UK to France.
- Many asylum seekers say the Home Office ignores their trafficking victim claims before removal.
- The court ruling requires the Home Office to review cases where trafficking claims were initially denied.
- Almost 80% of trafficking victims who were initially denied had their cases reversed after reconsideration.
- The UK government knew there could be problems with how France treats trafficking claims before making this policy.
- The Home Office says it will appeal the court decision and wants to prevent last-minute trafficking claims used to delay removals.
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