A man from Iraq roasts mushrooms as children watch in the Dunkirk refugee camp, in northern France, in November 2015. Michel Spingler/Press Association. All rights reserved.
Brexit has already impacted upon many migrants living in the UK and the ‘exit’ hasn’t even happened yet. The level of speculation about what Brexit will mean for migrants living in the country, particularly EU migrant workers, has been intense. But less has been said about what exiting the EU could mean for asylum seekers.
The UK has remained relatively unaffected by the crisis of refugee reception occurring in Europe over the summers of 2015 and 2016 due to its geographical location and reluctance to take part in European burden sharing. But what of those asylum seekers who do make it to the UK? Here are five things that politicians, lawyers, policy makers, asylum seekers, and advocates might want to consider:
