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The article focuses on the interpretation of his comments as a claim that they are not genuine refugees if they transit through a safe country. It states: it is not for him to decide but the state. This is true. However, the state has decided that having links to a safe 3rd country is grounds for inadmissibility, further it does not require you to have claimed protection in that 3rd country. Ground 4 and 5 are clear.But the UK can't change international law.
That article might be from 2019. International law hasn't changed since then. So, logically the article is still as relevant now as it was back in 2019.
If you look at the original act as made in 2002 you will see s.80 has the removal to a safe 3rd country concept. It is not new. States have been returning claimants to safe 3rd countries for decades.
There is no requirement for a person to claim asylum in B to be refused a claim in C on the basis of “having links to B if B is a safe 3rd country.” And of course the convention leaves “admissibility” to the state. It’s always been that way.
So a person flees A to B finds safety and decides to then move on to C and claim asylum. The state has no obligation to accept them.
