In all the debate on the Rwanda bill there's been less focus on how it, along with the Illegal Migration Act, shuts down the asylum system. In new @refugeecouncil analysis, we warn the system is in meltdown with more than 100k people facing being shut out by the end of the year.
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@refugeecouncil The Illegal Migration Act (IMA) shuts down the asylum system in various ways. 1) all asylum claims from people who have arrived irregularly since 20 July 2023 will be automatically inadmissible. The Home Secretary is under a duty to remove them, but the vast majority won't be.