Illegal Migration Act 2023

摘要

The Illegal Migration Act 2023 was enacted to deter unauthorised small-boat crossings by placing a duty on the Home Secretary to remove almost everyone who arrived in the UK by an irregular route, and by sharply restricting their ability to claim asylum, to rely on modern slavery protections, or to challenge removal. Most of its central provisions — including the s.2 duty to remove and the mandatory-inadmissibility scheme that underpinned the Rwanda partnership — were never fully commenced. They were repealed by the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025, which also repealed the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024. Only a handful of sections survive in force, including s.12 (period of detention), s.29 (disapplication of modern slavery provisions), s.59 (inadmissibility of certain asylum and human rights claims), s.60 (cap on safe and legal routes) and s.62 (credibility where information is concealed).

要点

• Originally imposed a duty on the Home Secretary to remove most people who arrived by an irregular route (s.2) — repealed before full commencement by the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025
• The mandatory-inadmissibility scheme that supported relocation to Rwanda was repealed in 2025, together with the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024
• Section 12 (the period for which a person may be detained) remains in force
• Section 29 (disapplication of certain modern slavery protections for specified individuals) remains in force
• Sections 59-60 (inadmissibility of asylum/human rights claims from listed states, and a cap on safe and legal routes) remain in force
• Section 62 (adverse credibility findings where a claimant conceals information) remains in force

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