Posted on 11/18/2005 7:42:49 PM PST by ncountylee
THE government is set to resume the enforced return of failed asylum seekers to Iraq, according to reports last night, a move attacked as "unsafe" by refugee groups.
The move is said to follow new advice from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) that returns to the relatively peaceful Kurdish region of northern Iraq were now "feasible".
According to Channel 4 News, about 15 refugees will be flown out this weekend to the northern city of Irbil.
It quoted a Home Office document as saying: "Despite reservations about the general situation, UNHCR conclude that the forcible returns to the three Northern Governates (Kurdistan) of those who originate from there could be feasible."
It goes on: "Should the failed asylum seeker not be permitted to leave the UK voluntarily, their removal will be enforced.
"Iraq is no different from other countries in this regard, but it has taken longer than initially expected to put the practical arrangements in place."
(Excerpt) Read more at news.scotsman.com ...
But...I got rights.
FM!
I don't see the anger.
Too bad. When I read the headline, I thought it was liberals they were going to be deporting. Of course, that would be grossly unfair to Iraq.
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