York charity calls for more understanding for families who travelled to the UK in small boats
Yesterday the Government announced their plans to tackle illegal migration
There are calls for more understanding for the migrant families who came to the UK in small boats but are now living in York.
Yesterday the Government announced it's plans to tackle illegal migration, including a lifetime ban on citizenship for anyone who makes the crossing.
Rebecca Russell is from the City of Sanctuary Charity and says many living in the City are young families: "They have no hope of getting up and running on their feet while they are waiting. They are very despondent and very brave a lot of them. The reality is they've got a miserable life when they get here, very often, they end up in the system, waiting in a room, living off a very small amount of subsidence money that is given to them."
Yesterday the home secretary unveiled the new Illegal Migration Bill that will mean migrants arriving on small boats will be "removed swiftly".
Suella Braverman told the Commons: "They will not stop coming here until the world knows that if you enter Britain illegally you will be detained and swiftly removed back to your country, if it is safe, or a safe third country such as Rwanda.
"And that is precisely what this bill will do. That is how we will stop the boats."
The home secretary said the bill, which was formally introduced on Tuesday afternoon, will mean last-minute judicial reviews "conducted late at night with no chance to make our case or even appeal decisions" are no longer allowed.
She added that she "can't say definitively" if the new bill complies with human rights laws.
"Of course, the UK will always seek to uphold international law and I am confident that this bill is compatible with international obligations".