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I think the vast majority of cases their claim shouldn’t have failed. Which is the general view of the majority of migrant right NGOs and legal firms.
I am sorry, but that wasn't the question. Even a perfectly legal and compassionate asylum system (which I am not arguing that we currently have) will find that some people are not entitled to asylum, even on appeal - for example if they're found to have a serious criminal record which precludes them remaining in the country.
What should happen to those people if not deportation?
ReekBlefs-
Those people should be given knighthoods, life salaries and lauded for proving starmers labour aren't Left enough. Obviously
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Okay perhaps we should focus on what Rachel Reeves said as she is the Shadow Chancellor and this is a thread about the current Labour leadership.
The problem is the government are not deporting people today, even when their claims have failed.
What the government need to do is get a grip of the system, process claims quicker, and ensure people who have not got a right to be here are sent home.As you recognise, we don't currently have a legal and compassionate asylum system. The Nationality and Borders Act 2022, was condemned by Amnesty International, who said
the new laws are highly likely to cause the UK to wrongly refuse asylum to thousands of people despite them having presented a grave risk that if sent back to their home countries they will face torture and other forms of persecution [https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/uk-priti-patels-borders-act-unlawfully-rewriting-what-it-means-be-refugee]
In this context, I don't agree that Labour should be encouraging the home office to be deporting people who's claims they deemed to have failed.
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Oh she also said
The Conservatives have been in government for 12 years now and illegal immigration is on the increase, so this is a problem that's been made under their watch.
'Illegal immigration' is a right-wing dog whistle and has no standing in law. No one is 'illegal' when entering the UK. Also, since asylum claim success rates have increased until recently, I'm not sure how 'illegal immigration' could be increasing either.
Basically her statement was complete tosh.
Grumpy_Git
JamesQGM
I think the vast majority of cases their claim shouldn’t have failed. Which is the general view of the majority of migrant right NGOs and legal firms.