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UK court quashes block on Gaza family reunification
5children
The two affected families have five children between them.
The UK Upper Tribunal ruled that the Home Office acted unlawfully in blocking two families in Gaza from joining husbands granted refugee status in the UK. The Home Office said it plans to appeal.
1 sourceThe GuardianUpdated
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The Upper Tribunal found that the Home Secretary acted unlawfully in applying the policy to two families.
“has found the home secretary acted unlawfully in the way the policy was applied to two families”
The Upper Tribunal quashed the decisions blocking the two families from joining relatives in the UK.
“has quashed the decision to block them”
The Home Office said it would seek to appeal the decision.
“We will be looking to appeal this decision.”