Immigration reforms could criminalise refugees, charities warn
Immigration reforms could criminalise refugees, charities warn July 5, 2021, 10:33 pm A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover onboard a lifeboat (Gareth Fuller/PA) Thousands of refugees could be turned away under reforms to immigration laws, campaigners have claimed ahead of proposals being introduced to Parliament. The Government’s Nationality and Borders Bill intends to make it a criminal offence to knowingly arrive in the UK without permission, with the maximum sentence for those entering the country unlawfully rising from six months’ imprisonment to four year...