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2024-06-20 17:27:49 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 324A16C53881B6C6899109D3E9566F9C10C075F42D5DC12194726B2CDF4C77DA
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It is not illegal to claim asylum https://www.refugee-action.org.uk/facts-about-asylum/ People seeking asylum in the UK are only described as “illegal” because the Sunak government passed a law describing them as such. This law, is at variance with the country’s obligations under international human rights and refugee law https://www.unhcr.org/news/press-releases/uk-illegal-migration-bill-un-refugee-agency-and-un-human-rights-office-warn
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