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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Lizzie Dearden

Children trapped in war zones because of UK refusal to ease refugee visa rules

Children on a cart cross the border between Sudan and Chad.
Children fleeing the conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region cross the border between Sudan and Chad in 2023. Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters

Children are being trapped in war zones as a result of “impossible” bureaucratic requirements imposed on one of the few legal routes for asylum seekers, a charity has found.

The government has championed family reunion processes as a means for refugees to safely reunite with loved ones in Britain, but according to a new report by Ramfel, a charity that supports vulnerable migrants, the scheme is “not fit for purpose” and applicants have been abandoned, leaving them at risk of trafficking or even death.

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