United Kingdom to include India in its ‘safe states’ list; What does it mean for illegal migrants from India?
ANI. UK Home Office also decided to include Georgia to its list of safe states apart from India.
Other nations deemed safe by UK include Albania, Switzerland along with European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) states. UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman said, “We must stop people making dangerous and illegal journeys to the UK from fundamentally safe countries," reported HT.
Braverman further added, “Expanding this list will allow us to more swiftly remove people with no right to be here and sends a clear message that if you come here illegally, you cannot stay. We remain committed to delivering the measures in our Illegal Migration Act, which will play a part in the fight against illegal migration." This inclusion of India in the safe states list rules out the chances of Indians seeking asylum in Britain.
All the countries listed in the list are considered by UK government to be safe, stable and free from widespread human rights abuses. Indians who travel to UK illegally will have sparse chances of seeking asylum in Britain.
Under this rule, UK could detain illegal immigrants or order their prompt return to a safe third country or their country of origin. (With inputs from ANI and HT)Milestone Alert!
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