On the night of 13 December, Nasir* was onboard a dinghy with around 50 others During five hours at sea, he said they sent desperate calls to the international emergency number 112 but no rescue boat arrived
“ACCA continues to engage with ministers and parliamentarians, to explain how stakeholders are vulnerable, and how in particular those ACCA members qualified to UK and international standards could contribute to the UK’s own prosperity and economy, if given the opportunity.
“We had hoped that stakeholders would have been eligible to participate in the UK Government’s ACRS, but as we understand it, there have been no successful resettlements from Afghanistan under this scheme to date.Jamie Bell, a solicitor for Duncan Lewis who specialises in dealing with Afghans hoping to seek asylum in the UK, said the two government schemes to allow people to come to the UK are “beset by intolerable delays”.
Around 6,300 places have been used so far for people who arrived under the summer 2021 evacuation Operation Pitting. A pathway for refugees who fled Afghanistan and were referred by the UNHCR opened in June 2022, with just four people resettled under this pathway as at the end of September 2022. He added that over the years he had seen a “constant stream” of Afghans who would be eligible to apply to enter the UK through legitimate routes who were crossing the Channel on small boats or lorries.
“We made the case for all of our stakeholders both collectively and individually and have worked to signpost the legitimate routes available.
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