Lord Dubs, a campaigner for refugee rights, has tabled an amendment to the Brexit bill urging the government to continue reuniting unaccompanied refugee minors stranded on the continent with family members in the UK. The amendment, which is backed by Labour MP Gisela Stuart, calls for the UK and EU governments “to ensure that children who have been separated from their families are returned as soon as possible after they leave detention But this obligation will end after it exits the EU in March.
Lord Dubs, a campaigner for refugee rights, has tabled an amendment to the Brexit bill urging the government to continue reuniting unaccompanied refugee minors stranded on the continent with family members in the UK. Britain is currently obliged to offer this sanctuary under the Dublin III EU regulation. But this obligation will end after it exits the EU in March.