Following the conservative approach…accusations of the British government providing… "Hostile environment" For immigrants

British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has been accused of continuing a “hostile environment” approach. The approach taken by the previous conservative government towards immigration, after the Ministry of the Interior launched a new campaign against immigration crimes.

The British government announced that about 13,500 immigrants have been deported from Britain since the elections, in addition to its pledge to allocate 8 million pounds sterling for the necessary technology. For immigration enforcement operations such as raids and arrests.

It comes after Labor previously pledged to return more people who do not have the right to remain in the country in the middle of their first year in office. They hold more positions than in any other six-month period since 2018.

While the government has said the figures show it is on track to meet its tax refund pledge, which must be met by early, campaigners have criticized the approach, comparing it to the government’s former province; According to what was reported by “The Independent” newspaper.

 

Terror and raids

According to the report, the Conservative Party, which has placed a controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda at the heart of its migration strategy, has often been accused of using derogatory language to describe refugees .

 

"The Independent" From Julia Tinsley-Kent, head of policy and communications at the Migrant Rights Network: “In line with previous governments, the new government has made it very clear that it is content to continue the trend of criminalizing immigration.”

 

She added: “They do not understand that people are forced to cross dangerous roads; Because there are no safe roads. Punishing migrants without work or residency authorization does not address the fundamental failings within the immigration system that continually push migrants into exploitative conditions; Because they can easily become undocumented.”

 

Kent said law enforcement operations such as the raids that migrants face are “terrifying,” warning that “the increased surveillance and Immigrant and racist communities will only incite fear and increase suffering.”

 

The British Home Office said, on Sunday, that about 13,460 people have been deported since the country went to the polls on the Fourth of July, the highest deportation rate since 2019.

 

This announcement comes amid a continuing rise in the number of migrants deported They cross the English Channel, where more than 21,000 migrants have arrived in Britain in small boats only since last July.

 

British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, who visited Rome on Saturday for talks with its Italian counterpart on human smuggling, said the Labor administration had intensified border security measures since taking power.

 

It pledged to crack down on exploitative illegal work to tackle “The promise of illegal jobs used by criminal smuggling gangs to sell space on small boats.”

 

New technology

As part of the updates to its forces in confronting waves of migrants, the British government said that new technology, including cameras installed on the body and fingerprint kits, will be distributed next year to more than of 1,200 immigration enforcement officers in a bid to bolster the evidence that can be collected in raids.

 

Also, the Starmer government announced it had launched a "new campaign" It aims to expose lies about job opportunities in the UK spread by people smuggling gangs to encourage the crossing of small boats.

 

The government said the strategy would include warnings to potential migrants about exploitative practices practiced by employers. The inhumane work and living conditions faced by workers, based on real testimonies.

 

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