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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Diane Taylor

Yvette Cooper urged to end ‘cruel’ pause on Syrian asylum decisions

A Syrian man with his head resting on his folded arms as he leans on a rusty railing, with other Syrians in the background
Syrians waiting to return to the country from Turkey on Thursday. While some are choosing to return, others have expressed fears about what will happen next in Syria. Photograph: Kazim Kizil/EPA

Syrian asylum seekers left in limbo after the home secretary said the government was pausing their claims have called the decision “cruel” and urged officials to resume processing their cases.

More than 700 refugee organisations, including Care4Calais and Refugee Action along with many UK-based Syrian groups, have expressed “deep concern and opposition” to the pause on the 6,500 claims currently in the system, the Independent has reported.

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