European Judges to Lose Power to Block UK Illegal Immigration

Illegal immigrants, whose small boat was intercepted in the English Channel, are escorted ashore from a Border Force vessel in Dover, Kent, on Aug. 23, 2022. PA

Following pressure from some factions of the Conservative party who had threatened to rebel over legislation tackling small boats crossing the Channel, European Court of Human Rights judges may no longer have the ability to block deportations.

In the hope of seeing off a backbench rebellion, the Illegal Migration Bill will be amended so that the government can disregard injunctions from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) that aim to halt deportation flights.