Decreasing prolonged periods of immigration detention
The British-Iranian solicitor, Seema Kennedy, has been appointed as the new immigration minister. The House of Common’s Human Rights Committee has been in dispute with the Home Office regarding the length of time spent in detention by UK immigrants.
Different parties have suggested the Home Office to implement policies in minimising such long periods of detention. Kennedy supports these committees and wants to make an impact on the overall immigration policy by decreasing the prolonged periods of immigration detention.
The reason for this is because lengthy detentions can have a detrimental effect on a detainee’s mental health and would therefore infringe their human rights. Having a decreased period of detention would encourage the Home Office in speeding up the process of cases and help cut down detention costs.
The committee will keep a close eye on whether Kennedy can help overturn the Home Office’s decision and propose a solution which would establish a set time limit for those in UK immigration detention.
