Or thousands of Afghans rescued from their homes, Taliban ended.
But more refugees are still trapped in the UK. They say that this country does not recognize their fear of persecution, and they risk being sent back to their homes that they consider unsafe.
30-year-old Wrya Dara is a Iraqi The plight of the Kurds has been largely ignored by society.
Three years ago, he handed a thousand U.S. dollars (about 720 pounds) to the smugglers at the border of Kurdistan and Turkey, and then climbed into a refrigerated truck container, not knowing where he was or where he was going.
Three thousand miles later, a policeman finally opened the door and told the dozen immigrants inside: “This is England. Britain.”
Mr. Dara, a college graduate, blinked at the first light he saw. He never asked to come to the UK, and has been refused to stay in the UK ever since.
Many Kurds say that the West does not know how bad the situation in Kurdistan is. The government controls most of the media and journalists are sometimes put in prison.
Since coming to the UK in January 2018, Mr. Dara has been fighting for human rights in Kurdistan, saying that activism is enough to ensure that he will be a target when he returns.
“If they send me back, it’s like murdering me or something,” he said.
After a terrorist organization called the Islamic State invaded northern Iraq, he fled northern Iraq. The organization was defeated by Shiite militias backed by the Iraqi government in October 2017 in the oil-rich city of Kirkuk.
Since then, he has no news of his father, mother, two brothers or sisters, and the Red Cross cannot find them.
Mr. Dara, his first language is Kurdish Said: “I don’t know what happened to them. There is no authority there and the situation has become very, very bad. Killing is a normal thing and happens every day.”
He was detained near London, in Croydon, then lived in an immigration hotel in Liverpool, and now lives in Salford.
this work from home Tell him that if he can’t return to Kurdistan, he can go to Baghdad, Iraq, instead of Kurds, where he doesn’t know anyone.
He was barred from working, applying for benefits, or receiving education, and he relied on the charities of other Kurds in the UK to investigate what happened to his family and raise awareness of what happened at home.
Minister of the Interior Pritty Patel Comprehensive reforms to the asylum system have been proposed, but activists have criticized these plans, including criminalizing unauthorized arrival in the UK and imposing harsher penalties on human smugglers.
25-year-old Akam Ali traveled from Turkey to Greece, crammed into a small boat, and was imprisoned upon arrival.
He said: “I stayed in jail for two months because they said,’You came to this country illegally.’ I said,’I’m escaping from war. You want me to get a passport? A jacket? I’m Escaping from war.”
“I’ve never been abroad. Sometimes it’s not in your hands. If you pay smugglers, they will load you into a truck, and you don’t know where to go. You’ve never been here before. You’ve never Have never been to Europe.
“You don’t know where to go because it is illegal.”
I am evading the war. Do you want me to apply for a passport? A jacket?I’m escaping from war
His asylum request was not accepted.
He lived alone in Stockton-on-Stace for two years, feeling lonely and “ashamed” for his lack of English, and eagerly wanted someone to talk to.
Mr. Ali, who now lives in Rochdale, said: “Becoming an immigrant is not easy. Some people, not only British, Germans, but also all other countries with immigrants, they think that if you sit and enjoy benefits, you just Want to use country.
“It’s not like that. Trust me, it’s really hard. It’s not easy at all.
“I never thought about becoming an immigrant, but when you have nothing, you have to leave your country, your parents, you leave everything, friends, it’s not easy.”
Mr. Ali values religious and political freedom in the UK; he wants a job and a family, but because he is waiting in the immigration office, neither is allowed.
He added: “I am just a person like everyone else. Even if I listen, it means a lot.
“I really appreciate listening to us.”
According to statistics from the Library of the House of Commons, as of March 2021, the total number of “ongoing” asylum cases is 109,000.
Among them, by the end of 2020, 52,000 cases are awaiting preliminary rulings, 5,200 cases are awaiting the results of appeals, and approximately 41,600 cases need to be withdrawn.
A spokesperson for the Home Office said: “The UK has a proud record of protecting the most vulnerable people who need our protection.
“If a person is found to have a well-founded fear of persecution, they will usually be protected in the UK, in their country, no one will be persecuted or be at a real risk of serious harm will return there.”
