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Titolo: Immigrati senza documenti: in prigione !

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Asylum seekers with no papers face prison
By Andrew Sparrow, Political Correspondent
(Filed: 28/10/2003) 
Measures including a two-year prison sentence for refugees who 
destroy their travel documents were announced by David Blunkett 
yesterday.
The Home Secretary described his proposals as the "remaining" phase 
of the Government's reforms to speed up the asylum application 
process.
Mr Blunkett claimed that asylum applications had halved over the 
past year as a result of the "tough" policies already introduced. 
His new proposals would create a "swifter and fairer" appeals system 
and penalise people like "dubious legal advisers" who abused the 
system.
Last week Mr Blunkett announced he would grant an amnesty to up to 
50,000 asylum seekers who had been in the country for more than 
three years.
The new proposals, which are expected to be included in a Bill in 
the next parliamentary session, are designed to ensure that a 
similar backlog does not build up in future.
Oliver Letwin, the shadow home secretary, said he would "look 
constructively" at the plans but added that a radical overhaul of 
the system was needed. Amnesty International claimed that punishing 
asylum seekers without proper documents could be in breach of 
international law.
These are Mr Blunkett's main proposals: 
Penalties for destroying documents: Most people who apply for 
asylum do not have proper documents. The Home Office believes that 
many of them deliberately destroy their passports or identity cards 
so they can lie about their circumstances.
Under the proposals, it will be an offence punishable by up to two 
years in jail to fail to provide a reasonable explanation for not 
having the proper documents at immigration control, or to fail to 
co-operate with the authorities issuing replacement documents.
Some asylum seekers destroy their passports while flying to 
Britain. On these routes the Home Office is considering making 
airlines photocopy their passengers' documents before take-off.
Faster appeals system: At present there is a two-stage appeals 
system for asylum seekers, involving an appeal first to an 
adjudicator and then to the immigration appeals tribunal. Some 
applicants then launch further appeals in the courts, using judicial 
review. The Home Office wants to replace the two-stage process with 
a single appeal to an asylum and immigration tribunal, with cases 
heard by immigration judges.
Clampdown on unscrupulous advisers: The Home Office believes that 
some immigration advisers deliberately help asylum seekers to cheat 
the system. It has already appointed an immigration services 
commissioner to regulate firms offering legal advice in this field. 
However, it is thought that about 1,000 advisers have refused to 
register with the commissioner. Under the proposals, unregulated 
firms which advertise will be committing an offence punishable by a 
fine of up to £2,500.
Safe third countries: The Home Office can already return asylum 
seekers to third countries where they originally lodged a claim. 
Under the proposals, the law will be changed so that people cannot 
challenge their removal to designated safe third countries.
Cutting benefit: Under the current rules, families denied asylum 
lose their right to benefit when they fail to comply with an order 
to leave. The Home Office wants them to lose support as soon as 
their final appeal fails.
© Copyright of Telegraph Group Limited 2003.
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