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Disturbing decision: Asylum seeker units in Britain are ordered to process Albanian claims first

2023-02-02 22:20:38Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Disturbing decision: Asylum seeker units in Britain are ordered to process
Asylum seeker units in Britain are ordered to process the requests of Albanians first

The Home Office in Great Britain has ordered the asylum seeker units to work only with the requests of Albanians, in order to speed up their deportation.

The news is made known by the British The Independent , which, citing sources, says that it has learned that "the coded operation Bridora aims to announce as many baseless applications as possible from Albanians and remove them from Britain and Big, after the increase in the number of those arriving in small boats".

The Independent writes further that this decision by the British government has raised concerns that it will delay decisions for thousands of Afghans, Iranians, Syrians and asylum seekers from other countries, many of whom have been waiting for years to see if their asylum claim will be accepted. or not. "It's discriminatory," a source told The Independent on Monday.

Of the more than 140,000 asylum applications awaiting a decision in Great Britain, about 16 percent (22,900) are from Albanians. More than 16 thousand applications belong to Iranians, 14,500 Iraqis, 9 thousand Afghans and about 7 thousand Syrians and Eritreans.

A source told The Independent that he believed the purpose of Operation Bridora was to certify as many asylum applications from Albanians as possible under the law, so that people could leave the UK and stop them from appealing their case from abroad. country.

Jonathan Featonby, senior policy analyst at the Refugee Council, said the organization was working with Albanian refugees who were victims of trafficking and exploitation and that they have legitimate claims for asylum.

"It is vital that every case is given a fair assessment", he said. "Prejudging an application just because of the applicant's country of origin is wrong. As the problem of asylum claims must be addressed, we cannot lose sight of the fact that we are dealing with human lives."

It comes as the British government prepares to bring yet more bills to parliament to try to limit small boat crossings, which have continued to grow despite policies to prevent them.

Both Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman have focused on Albanians, describing them broadly as "illegal immigrants". Statements which have brought reactions from official Tirana, while the Albanian ambassador to Britain asked to "stop the campaign of discrimination against Albanians living in the United Kingdom".

However, this Thursday the British Prime Minister called "ridiculous" the number of Albanians who cross the English Channel in small boats and vowed that "he will fly back illegal immigrants from Albania and this will increase during the year" .

"Very soon we will introduce new laws in parliament, which provide a system according to which, if you come here illegally, you will not be able to stay," said Sunak.

In December of last year, Prime Minister Edi Rama and his British counterpart published a joint statement in which they committed to take concrete steps for cooperation between the two countries with the aim of ending the flow of illegal Albanian immigrants to the shores of Great Britain . The two sides agreed on the formation of a Joint Task Force at the level of the Ministries of the Interior.

The joint task force will be supported by a committee of experts selected by the interior ministries of both countries, who will help in the exchange of information on people who want to emigrate, but also in the return of illegal immigrants. Also, it is foreseen that as part of the cooperation, British officers will be engaged at Rinas airport.


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