UK accused of mounting increasingly aggressive tactics to refuse Gazans entry
Legal challenges by the UK government to Palestinians' attempts to travel to the UK to be reunited with their families are becoming increasingly aggressive, a campaigner has said. Ghassan Ghaben, co-founder of Gaza Families Reunited, said immigration lawyers with whom he works have noticed an increased determination to challenge successful appeals by Palestinians . Mr Ghaben was speaking after…
According to Ghassan Ghaben, co-founder of Gaza Families Reunited, the UK government's efforts to prevent Palestinians from entering the UK are becoming more aggressive. Ghaben observed this trend after two recent court decisions involving Palestinians seeking to reunite with their families in the UK. In the first case, a 67-year-old woman was blocked from entering the UK for medical treatment, despite having successfully appealed against being denied entry on a six-month visa.
The other case featured a grandfather and three grandchildren who won their appeal to live with their aunt in the UK after their parents were killed in an Israeli air strike. Both cases were brought under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which protects an individual's right to family life. Ghaben noted that the Home Office is willing to spend resources and appeal every case, even when families win their appeal.
He attributed this more aggressive stance to the UK government, particularly in the first half of 2024, when Gaza Families Reunited received support from MPs and gathered 100,000 signatures for a petition.
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