Petition · past parliament · Home Office

Cancel asylum claims for anyone entering the UK illegally

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Anyone entering the UK illegally should forfit their asylum claim. They are breaking the law and they encourage others to do the same. They have also traveled through safe countries on their journey to the UK. Asylum should have been claimed in one of these countries.

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

The Government's New Plan for Immigration states that those who arrive in the UK, having passed through safe countries, or who have a connection to a safe country where they could have claimed asylum, will be considered inadmissible to the UK’s asylum system. The plan also states that the UK Government will seek rapid removal of inadmissible cases to the safe country from which they embarked or to another safe third country.

You can read the Government's New Plan for Immigration here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/new-plan-for-immigration/new-plan-for-immigration-policy-statement-accessible

Timeline

8 Aug 2021 Petition opened for signatures
16 Aug 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Department Home Office
Rejected 16 Aug 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.