Palestinian family allowed to remain in UK after applying through Ukrainian refugee scheme

Palestinian family allowed to remain in UK after applying through Ukrainian refugee scheme
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Palestinian family allowed to remain in UK after applying through Ukrainian refugee scheme
Published: Feb, 12 2025 02:00

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Mr Norton-Taylor also detailed submissions by the Home Office which argued the absence of a resettlement scheme for Palestinians in Gaza was a "significant" consideration, and that allowing the appeals would be "a leap" in terms of the UK's obligations to allow family members living in conflicts entry.

However they have been granted the right to live in the UK after upper tribunal judges allowed a further appeal, on the grounds of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights which protects the right to family life, following a hearing in January.

Judge Hugo Norton-Taylor had said in his judgment at the upper tribunal: "We conclude that the respondent's (Home Office's) refusal of the collective human rights claim does not, on the particular facts of these cases, strike a fair balance between the appellants' interests and those of the public.

A Palestinian family that fled Gaza has been granted the right to live in the UK following an appeal - after they applied to enter the country through a Ukrainian refugee scheme.

The judge referenced what he called a "floodgates" argument, in which the Home Office said an obligation to admit the family risked the same outcome applying to those in other conflicts around the world.

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