Our response to the Government's New Plan for Immigration

Today the Government will set out their New Plan for Immigration, which is expected to make significant changes to our asylum system in the UK.

Responding to the plans, Beth Gardiner-Smith, CEO of Safe Passage International, said:

“There is nothing to celebrate in Priti Patel’s New Immigration Plan.

These proposed reforms will do nothing to prevent dangerous Channel crossings, whilst making the lives of many who have fled war and persecution a misery. It is heartbreaking too that the Government seems set to make it more difficult for refugee families to reunite, leaving yet more child refugees stranded and alone.

If the Government were truly serious about breaking the business model of the traffickers, they would be significantly expanding the safe routes for refugees to seek sanctuary here in the UK so they can reunite with family and rebuild their lives. They should not pushing policies that have already been proven to fail and will cause suffering for so many.”