Home Office targets 150 families whose asylum claims were refused and offers them up to £40,000 to leave or face forcible removal
Families who received notices asking them to agree to return to their home countries are begging the Home Office to give them more time to make a decision that will significantly affect their children’s futures.
The Home Office has targeted 150 families whose asylum claims were refused and given them just seven days to make the decision, which would uproot their children from schools and adopted communities. Those who refuse to leave voluntarily may be forcibly removed in handcuffs, including children.
The Home Office announced the new pilot scheme a week ago, asking the families to opt for expedited voluntary return to their home countries with the sweetener of “go home” payments of up to £10,000 per family member, up to a total of £40,000.
Families who have received emails from the Home Office said they pressure them to leave the UK quickly. They are distraught at the prospect of them and their children being rushed out of the UK back to their home countries where they believe their lives are still at risk.
