Tougher on illegal immigration
The UK should have stronger laws to tackle illegal immigration.
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Tan Dhesi almost always voted against stronger laws and enforcement of immigration rules
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On 17 Jan 2024:
Tan Dhesi voted no on Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading
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On 26 Apr 2023:
Tan Dhesi voted no on Illegal Migration Bill - Third Reading
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On 20 Apr 2022:
Tan Dhesi was absent for a vote on Nationality and Borders Bill — Clause 39 — Illegal Entry and Similar Offences
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On 22 Mar 2022:
Tan Dhesi voted not to permit treating refugees who have not "come to the United Kingdom directly from a country or territory where their life or freedom was threatened" and "presented themselves without delay to the authorities" differently from those who have.
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On 22 Mar 2022:
Tan Dhesi voted not to make it an offence to knowingly arrive in the United Kingdom without a valid entry clearance, if such a clearance is required.
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On 22 Mar 2022:
Tan Dhesi voted to raise the threshold for denying an individual the 30-day recovery period for victims, or potential victims of slavery or trafficking, during which they cannot be removed from the United Kingdom, and to prevent those under 18 years ever being denied the recovery period.
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On 8 Dec 2021:
Tan Dhesi voted to exempt potential child victims of modern slavery, exploitation or trafficking from requirements to provide information to determine if they are in-fact a victim, to exempt such children from being denied support on the grounds they are a threat to public order and to exempt them from limits on support.
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On 8 Dec 2021:
Tan Dhesi voted not to infer that the late provision of information by a potential slavery or trafficking victim damages that person’s credibility.
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On 8 Dec 2021:
Tan Dhesi voted against a series of changes to the law on immigration and nationality, against permitting the removal of asylum seekers with applications pending to other countries and against provisions aimed at discouraging unsafe and dangerous routes of entry.
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On 7 Dec 2021:
Tan Dhesi voted to make it an offence to advertise services designed to facilitate illegal immigration.
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On 7 Dec 2021:
Tan Dhesi voted to explicitly require immigration and enforcement officers to avoid using their powers in a way that could endanger life at sea.
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On 20 Jul 2021:
Tan Dhesi voted against a series of changes to the law on immigration and nationality, against permitting the removal of asylum seekers with applications pending to other countries and against provisions aimed at discouraging unsafe and dangerous routes of entry.
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On 20 Jul 2021:
Tan Dhesi voted against a series of changes to the law on immigration and nationality, against permitting the removal of asylum seekers with applications pending to other countries and against provisions aimed at discouraging unsafe and dangerous routes of entry.
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On 28 Apr 2021:
Tan Dhesi voted against new guidance intended to ensure that vulnerable people are not detained inappropriately in immigration detention.
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On 19 Oct 2020:
Tan Dhesi voted to introduce a time limit on immigration detention of twenty-eight days for nationals of the European Economic Area and Switzerland.
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On 30 Jun 2020:
Tan Dhesi voted to introduce a time limit on immigration detention of twenty-eight days for nationals of the European Economic Area and Switzerland.
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