The Independent highlights a significant shift in UK asylum law that will prevent migrants with sexual offence convictions from claiming asylum. This law change comes amidst heightened border security efforts spearheaded by Sir Keir Starmer and aims to address community safety concerns. The update to the Refugee Convention provisions extends the banning criteria to include anyone on the sex offenders register. However, details on how many migrants this change will affect remain unclear as the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill progresses through Parliament.
Migrants convicted of sexual offences will be banned from claiming asylum in the UK under a change to the law aimed at improving border security.
Sir Keir Starmer's crackdown will extend the provision to include anyone convicted of a crime which places them on the sex offenders register, regardless of the length of their sentence.
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