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Refugees face crackdown on bringing family members to Britain
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper plans to tighten refugee family reunion criteria and reform asylum appeals as family reunion visas rose 30% to over 20,000 in the past year.
- On Monday, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper will update MPs on asylum appeals reforms and tighter rules for refugee family reunions in the UK.
- These changes respond to a record number of asylum claims during Labour’s first year and concerns over rising illegal immigrants in asylum hotels.
- The reforms delegate appeals from judges to expert panels and set firmer family reunion policies, inspired partly by Denmark’s requirement for refugees to prove financial stability.
- In the year to June 2025, over 20,000 visas were granted under family reunion, marking a 30% increase compared to the prior year, while the National Crime Agency led a record 347 disruptions against smuggling networks.
- Cooper will assert that these actions strengthen border security, reduce asylum hotel costs, and tackle smuggling gangs amid ongoing anti-migrant protests and political pressure.
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