Surgeon faces deportation as Home Office revokes refugee status for Syrians
The Guardian - Syria · International · theguardian.com
- Arabic title
- جراح يواجه الترحيل بعد أن سحبت وزارة الداخلية صفة اللجوء عن السوريين
- English title
- Surgeon faces deportation as Home Office revokes refugee status for Syrians
- Published
- UTC
- Topic
- Displacement
From the text
A Syrian plastic surgeon is facing deportation from the UK after the Home Office revoked his refugee status, declaring it is now safe for him and his family to return to their home country.
Despite Foreign Office guidance advising against all travel to Syria because of the “volatile” security situation, the government has classified it as a safe place for refugees to return to.
Although some European countries are strongly promoting voluntary return to Syria, the Home Office’s decision to actively remove refugee status for Syrians is thought to be the first of its kind in Europe since the fall…source ↗