Two young people have won a High Court challenge on Wednesday against the UK’s Home Secretary Priti Patel over the way their ages were assessed upon their illegal entry in England. The pair, whose names were not disclosed, said they were minors at the times of their arrivals, but they were quickly judged by social workers to be adults at a holding facility in Dover, Kent. The two youth males said the assessments were “short” and the way their ages were gauged was unfair. Ruling on the case, Mr. Justice Henshaw said the assessments were “not lawful” in “particular respects.” A charity boss welcomed the court decision, while the Home Office is “disappointed” by the judgment. One of the claimants, from Kuwait, said he was born in June 2004 when he arrived in Kent on a lorry in December 2020. It’s unclear which European countries he passed through before arriving in England. His age …
UK High Court Rules Against Home Office’s Age-Assessment Process of Young Illegal Immigrants
January 20, 2022
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