Summary
Fine words butter no parsnips. Perhaps in Malawi there is an equally outlandish expression for the idea that actions count for more than promises. Damian Green, the new immigration minister, was in Glasgow this week to launch a UK-wide review of the treatment of asylum-seeking families and their children. "I agree with those who say we shouldn't lock up children. It will stop as soon as we can make it stop," he promised. He spoke of trying to develop a system that "can distinguish, quickly, efficiently and fairly" between genuine refugees and those merely exploiting the system. We have heard it all before.
As he spoke, across the city in Cranhill 10-year-old Precious Mhango and her mother, Florence, faced the prospect of being detained for the third time prior to deportation to Malawi, where mother and daughter are threatened with forcible separation. Last week, a High Court judge, considering a judicial review of their case, decided that, despite this prospect, the Home Office deportation decision was legitimate, necessary and proportionate. Now the pair have filed their final appeal.See the full content of this document
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Deporting Precious and Her Mother Would Be Inhumane
This case illustrates the best and the worst of the UK asylum ...
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