According to the UN refugee agency, the UK government’s planned asylum law is extremely alarming and would disqualify even individuals with strong claims.
Vicky Tennant, the UNHCR’s representative in the UK, said that the move would violate international law and was unnecessary to halt Channel crossings.
Rishi Sunak, the prime minister, has declared that he is ready the fight to enact the bill and face any legal obstacles.
The ideas “risk making the mess worse,” according to Labour.
The government unveiled a new policy on Tuesday that forbids anyone who enters the Country illegally from requesting asylum.
Anybody found to have entered the nation unlawfully will also be prohibited from doing so again or in the future applying for British citizenship.
The measure is part of efforts to curb a rise in the annual number of individuals entering the UK through Channel crossings, which increased from 300 in 2018 to more than 45,000 in 2022.
The 1951 Refugee Convention is a global agreement that defines who is considered a refugee and outlines the responsibility of signatory parties to protect them.
