It seems that the government’s Afghan resettlement scheme will work the same way for 20,000 people who are seen as being in particular need, but the scale of the catastrophe in Afghanistan makes it inevitable that many more will cross Europe and seek help directly in the UK. In some cases, like the Syrian resettlement scheme, people’s cases are assessed while they are in third countries and then they are given refugee status as soon as they arrive in the UK. Most people who come to the UK fleeing persecution are classified as asylum seekers rather than refugees (refugee status is only granted after the Home Office has assessed their claim). Londoners have already hosted over 1000 placements since 2017 through the Refugees at Home scheme and more community groups and local authorities are making plans to welcome Afghan refugees into their communities. Many Londoners want to help: we are already seeing drives for donations to help refugees. It’s impossible not to have been moved by the horrifying scenes at Kabul airport in the last weeks, and by the stories of Afghans who have been forced to leave their country and their families to seek safety abroad, including in the UK. Our Research Director Claire Harding takes a look at how our capital can work to resettle people in response to the crisis in Afghanistan.
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