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Hundreds of children seeking refuge in UK deported to 'unsafe' countries at age 18
Hundreds of children who sought refuge in the UK have been deported after turning 18 to countries the government deems dangerous to visit, The Independent can reveal.
This includes 141 sent to Afghanistan – where campaigners say their British links make them targets for extremists.
Figures obtained through freedom of information laws also showed 30 people had been sent to Iraq, six to Somalia and at least one to Sudan, conflict-hit countries the Foreign Office advises against almost all travel to.
Groups working with migrants claim those sent to war-torn areas are being placed in a situation where “survival is impossible”.
At least 30 others have been removed to nations, large parts of which the government urges Britons not to travel to, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt and Ethiopia.
This includes 141 sent to Afghanistan – where campaigners say their British links make them targets for extremists.
Figures obtained through freedom of information laws also showed 30 people had been sent to Iraq, six to Somalia and at least one to Sudan, conflict-hit countries the Foreign Office advises against almost all travel to.
Groups working with migrants claim those sent to war-torn areas are being placed in a situation where “survival is impossible”.
At least 30 others have been removed to nations, large parts of which the government urges Britons not to travel to, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt and Ethiopia.
[link:https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/asylum-seekers-children-uk-iraq-afghanistan-somalia-home-office-a8853866.html|
Makes me so proud to be British...
