Application of CUK for judicial review of the procedures adopted by SSHD shortly before and in the aftermath of the French Government’s closure in October 2016 of the camp in Calais known colloquially as ‘the Jungle’ and the subsequent dispersal of its occupants to accommodation centres called CAOMIs (Centres d’accueil et d’orientation pour mineurs isoles). The procedures related to over 2000 young people in the camp and CAOMIs who were seeking to come to the UK as unaccompanied minors in order to join family members and claim asylum.
Held: The request failed.
Judges:
Soule J
Citations:
[2017] EWHC 2301 (Admin)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Immigration, Children
Updated: 30 March 2022; Ref: scu.594654