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UK Judge Norton-Taylor has just ruled that a Palestinian family can resettle in England because of their “rights to a family life” under the European Convention on Human Rights, Article 8. He claimed the rights of the individual family outweighed the “public interest” of the rules on entry to the UK.
PM Kier Starmer’s administration has protested the ruling and vowed to appeal it. If the ruling holds, the UK will be open to a floodgate of requests forms from any Palestinian with any relative who is a British citizen to apply. The family applied through what is called a “Ukraine Family Scheme,” which allows Ukrainian nationals to resettle in the UK if they have a British citizen relative.
The ruling also sets a precedent that usurps parliamentary authority to declare which countries get resettlement status. The Home Office claims no resettlement schemes for Gazans is planned.
Court gives Gazans right to settle in UK – Telegraph UK
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Palestinian migrants have been granted the right to live in the UK after applying through a scheme meant for Ukrainian refugees.
A family of six seeking to flee Gaza have been allowed to join their brother in Britain after an immigration judge ruled that the Home Office’s rejection of their application breached their human rights.
The family had made their application through the Ukraine Family Scheme and the decision to accept their case came despite warnings by lawyers for the Home Office that it could open the floodgates to “the admission of all those in conflict zones with family in the UK”.
Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, said the case showed changes to human rights laws were needed so that Parliament, not judges, controlled who could settle in the UK.
UK COURTS OPEN FLOODGATES FOR GAZAN REFUGEES: A LEGAL DISASTER IN THE MAKING – @JohannPbooks
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The ruling showcases everything that is wrong with the UK’s judicial system—unaccountable judges playing policymakers, overriding government decisions, and rewriting immigration laws from the bench.
Instead of respecting Parliament’s authority over immigration matters, the courts have effectively legislated from the bench, weaponizing vague interpretations of international law to erode UK sovereignty.
The justification leans heavily on human rights law, an all-too-familiar legal trick that overrides national interest in favor of an open-door policy. By invoking the UN Refugee Convention, the European Convention on Human Rights, and nebulous “principles of non-refoulement,” the judges created a loophole so large that any crisis in the world could suddenly become the UK’s responsibility.
This isn’t justice; it’s ideological activism disguised as legal reasoning. By conflating the specific policies crafted for Ukrainian refugees with a completely different conflict, the courts have effectively invited a flood of applications from any war-torn region willing to exploit this ruling.
The State Democrats of New York are looking to demonstrate to the world what little regard they have for “democracy” as they move to pass a bill that would prevent a special election for Elise Stefanik’s (R-NY) current House seat. The representative looks to soon be confirmed as the U.S.’s next Ambassador to the UN.
The New York Dems are looking to avoid a law that would force them to hold a special election in short order. It would delay the special election until November. The Republicans have a 218-215 majority in the House, counting Stefanik’s currently held seat. The Democrats are desperate to gain a House majority before the next midterm to trigger more impeachments and kangaroo courts.
New York State Democrats Want to Delay Special Election to Replace Stefanik Until November – PJ Media– pjmedia.com
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Excerpt:The party that claims to want to “defend democracy” has decided to abandon the struggle in New York.
New York state Democrats are going to pass a bill that allows Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul to delay scheduling special elections until November. Current law requires Hochul to schedule a special election 90 days after a vacancy is declared.
The nomination of former Rep. Elise Stefanik to be UN ambassador will create a vacancy in her deep red district once the Senate confirms her nomination. Once the bill passes (Democrats have large majorities in both Houses), Hochul could deny citizens of New York’s 21st Congressional District any representation for an extra six months.
The move has profound national implications. Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson will have one fewer vote to pass Trump’s agenda. Currently, Johnson has a 218-215 majority with two vacancies, as well as Stefanik’s seat once she’s confirmed. In addition to Stefanik’s seat, Florida’s Mike Walz resigned to become Trump’s national security advisor, and Rep. Matt Gaetz resigned when Trump nominated him for attorney general.
