British Home Office imposing unlawful immigration curfews
British Home Office imposing unlawful immigration curfews
Immigrants stuck within the British immigration system have suffered under unlawful curfews set by the Home Office, reports reveal.
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The Court of Appeal ruled the Home Office curfews unlawful [Getty]
The British Home Office has imposed 'illegal curfews' on people after leaving immigration detention centres, according to the BBC.
Thousands who were made to remain at home for up to 12 hours at a time may be entitled to a compensation, ITN solicitors, a law firm which took the Home Office to court said.
Immigration curfews imposed on a number of people, including those seeking asylum, detained for criminal offences or immigrants who have overstayed their visas, are "highly damaging" to people's lives, Lisa Matthews from Right To Remain told the BBC.
"The policy was unjustifiable, unnecessary, punitive and unlawful. We believe that if the Home Office believes it is above the law, this is a danger for us all."
Diane Abbott, Britain's shadow home secretary, said the immigration curfews "are in some cases more severe" than those handed out as part of bail from prison, which she found "quite extraordinary".
"It shows that once you get lost in the immigration system, people think that the normal rules of natural justice don't apply to you," she added.
"The fact the Home Office [admitted in court] it had 'assumed' there was legal authority for these curfews until this challenge was brought, really underlines how the Home Office has treated these individuals," Ravi Naik, ITN solicitors said.
The Home Office said it was"reviewing all cases in which a curfew is in place as part of electronic monitoring to ensure the validity of the curfew".
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