Refugee Action
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About Refugee Action
Refugee Action is an independent national charity founded in 1981 that provides advice and support to refugees and asylum seekers in the UK and campaigns for a fairer asylum system. It is governed by a board of trustees chaired by Penny Lawrence.
Labour criticises idea of housing migrants in tents
... The Refugee Action group described the reported plans to house migrants in tents as " staggering"...
Home Office starts ad campaign to deter Albanian migrants
... Tim Naor Hilton, chief executive of Refugee Action, called the campaign " pointless" and said it " repeats the myth that refugee migration is illegal"...
Homes for Ukraine: Don't match female refugees with single men, UN says
... And Louise Calvey, the head of safeguarding at Refugee Action has previously told...
Asylum seekers: The homes where ceilings have fallen in
... Refugee Action, a support organisation, said the Sudanese mother and her support worker had tried to flag her concerns on the national phone line...
Channel migrants: Crossing numbers in 2021 triple 2020's figure
... " However, the chief executive at Refugee Action, Tim Naor Hilton, believes tougher measures will not deter people from making these journeys, and smugglers will continue to profit " unless ministers open up more routes for refugees to claim asylum"...
Channel deaths: ‘It was inevitable this was going to happen'
... " Bridget Chapman, of the Kent Refugee Action Network (KRAN), said adding more patrols on the French coast would push people to try to cross to the UK from countries like Belgium, involving longer and more dangerous journeys...
Migrants are crossing the channel returned?
... Bridget Chapman, Kent Refugee Action Network, said she worked with many asylum seekers arriving by boat...
Channel migrants: Coastguard lead search and rescue operation
... Kent Refugee Action Network s Bridget Chapman, who works directly with asylum seekers arriving by boat, said the Home Office s response was disgraceful ...
Channel migrants: Crossing numbers in 2021 triple 2020's figure
The Number of people who crossed the English Channel in small boats Last Year was treble The Number for 2020.
Figures compiled by The Bbc show at least 28,431 migrants made The Journey in 2021, despite huge UK investment in France to prevent crossings.
A Home Office minister said the government was " reforming" its approach and introducing tougher asylum rules.
Refugee charities say the " dangerous and callous policy" will lead to more arrivals and drownings.
In 2020, a total of 8,417 people crossed the Channel in small boats.
Last Year 's record number - an increase of about 20,000 - Saw arrivals peak in November when, despite falling temperatures, at least 6,869 people reached the UK.
On 24 November at least.
The same month Saw a new record for a single day, when.
In 2020 The Most arrivals on a single day was 416, set in September.
The government says their new Nationality and Borders Bill, will make it a criminal offence to enter the UK illegally and introduce life sentences for people-smugglers.
Home Office minister Tom Pursglove said the government was " making the tough decisions to end the overt exploitation of our laws".
He continued: " The sooner The House of Lords approves the Nationality and Borders Bill, the sooner these reforms will be delivered. "
However, The Chief executive at Refugee Action , Tim Naor Hilton, believes tougher measures will not deter people from making these journeys, and smugglers will continue to profit " unless ministers open up more routes for refugees to claim asylum".
He Said : " The government wants to legalise this dangerous and callous policy in its Anti-Refugee Bill, which will only lead to more people drowning. "
" It must wake up and scrap this bill now. "
Source of news: bbc.com
