Home Office blocking evacuation of dozens of women and children from Gaza
Summary
The UK Home Office is preventing the evacuation of many women and children from Gaza who want to join family members in the UK. Although the Foreign Office is ready to help with evacuation, the Home Office is not providing travel permission and is using legal actions to block their arrival.Key Facts
- The UK Home Office suspended refugee family reunion applications last September and has not reopened them yet.
- Families who applied before the suspension cannot currently join relatives in the UK because the Home Office blocks their travel.
- Evacuations from Gaza happen through Jordan, but the Home Office does not give the required travel assurance for these families.
- The Home Office claims families must provide biometrics before traveling, but the visa center in Gaza has been closed since October 2023.
- Other European countries like Belgium and France are helping evacuate families from Gaza.
- The Home Office sometimes labels these Palestinian families as security risks due to Gaza being a place where terrorists operate.
- Lawyers say the Home Office is stricter with Palestinian families than with refugees from other countries.
- The Foreign Office has agreed to help evacuate families, but the Home Office delays or blocks decisions on their cases.
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