Court quashes Home Office block on Gaza mothers and children joining families in UK
An immigration court judge ruled the Home Office's 'Unsafe Journeys Policy' was applied unlawfully to two families, clearing the way for mothers and young children in Gaza to join husbands and fathers with refugee status in Britain.
An immigration court judge has ruled that the Home Office applied its “Unsafe Journeys Policy” unlawfully to block mothers and children in Gaza from joining their families in the UK.
The ruling concerns two families — mothers, often with very young children, in Gaza who hoped to reunite with husbands and fathers granted refugee status in Britain, the Guardian reported on Sunday.
The government has taken a strict approach to families, often mothers with very young children, in Gaza who hope to reunite with husbands and fathers granted refugee status in the UK, the Guardian reported.
The judge found the policy had been applied unlawfully to the two families, clearing a path for their reunion applications to proceed.
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