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UK: High Court finds operation of Detained Fast Track asylum system unlawful

"Last year, we mounted a legal challenge against the policy and practice of the Home Office’s Detained Fast Track (DFT) system. We argued it was a fundamentally unfair and flawed process, which created a real
"Last year, we mounted a legal challenge against the policy and practice of the Home Office’s Detained Fast Track (DFT) system. We argued it was a fundamentally unfair and flawed process, which created a real
“Last year, we mounted a legal challenge against the policy and practice of the Home Office’s Detained Fast Track (DFT) system. We argued it was a fundamentally unfair and flawed process, which created a real risk that many asylum seekers with strong claims for protection are being sent back to face persecution or human rights violations.” See: High Court finds operation of Detained Fast Track asylum system unlawful (Detention Action, link) And see: Full-text judgment (pdf)