英国高等法院法官近日裁定，英国内政大臣沙巴娜·马哈茂德（Shabana Mahmood）为促成“一进一出”庇护遣返协议而修改相关指南的行为属于违法行为 [1]。该裁决指出，内政部通过变更指引剥夺了被拒绝人口贩卖保护申请的上诉权利或重新申请资格 [1]。
此次法律挑战由五名计划被遣返回法国的非法移民发起 [1]。原告群体包括四名厄立特里亚人和一名苏丹人 [1]。法官认为，上述指南的修改使得这些申请人失去了获得必要法律保护的机会 [1]。
A High Court judge has ruled that the UK Home Secretary acted illegally by amending guidance on deportation agreements to strip appeal rights from rejected human trafficking victims. [1] The specific modification was made to facilitate a "one-in-one-out" arrangement between the United Kingdom and France regarding asylum seekers. [1] This legal challenge was brought forward by five illegal immigrants facing potential removal to France, comprising four nationals of Eritrea and one national of Sudan. [1] Under the altered guidance, applicants who had been denied protection under trafficking provisions lost their right to appeal or reapply for that status. [1] The court determined that these changes unlawfully removed protections intended for victims of human trafficking in order to enable the specific deportation deal with France. [1]