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More than half of asylum seekers rejected under tightened laws will remain in UK

Home Office assessment shows new limits on human rights route based on family ties could result in another 11,700 claims turned downMore than half of the people whose asylum and visa claims will be rejected under tightened human rights laws will continue to live in the UK, according to the Home Offi...

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by Rajeev Syal home affairs editor
More than half of asylum seekers rejected under tightened laws will remain in UK

Home Office assessment shows new limits on human rights route based on family ties could result in another 11,700 claims turned down

More than half of the people whose asylum and visa claims will be rejected under tightened human rights laws will continue to live in the UK, according to the Home Office’s own assessment.

Documents released on Tuesday show that plans to set new limits on article 8 of the European convention on human rights are expected to result in another 11,700 people having their claims rejected.

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