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Migrant Rights Network also notes the risk of disproportionality: “[m] obile phone seizures have also...
Conclusion
Migrant Rights Network also notes the risk of disproportionality: “[m] obile phone seizures have also had limited success in other countries where the practice is commonplace, like Germany: 73% of data extracted from asylum seekers’ phones is unusable. As a result, mass device seizure as an immigration policy to target people seeking asylum is entirely disproportionate in relation to the capabilities of the technology, too, beyond the intense invasion of privacy and data rights.”117 114 Liberty, BSAI0003, para 21 115 Section 25 Immigration Act 1971 which makes it a criminal offence to facilitate the entry into, or the continued stay in, the UK of an individual who is not lawfully entitled to enter or remain. Section 25A Immigration Act 1971 which makes it a criminal offence to help asylum seekers enter the UK. 116 Open Rights Group, BSAI0011, p7 117 Migrant Rights Network, BSAI0014, p7 32
Source
Committee
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Report
4th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
20 Jun 2025
HC 789
Addressee Bodies
Ministry of Justice
Timeline
Recommendation age
1.0 yr
Report published
20 Jun 2025