Proceedings launched against home secretary challenging legal basis for restrictions
Asylum seekers in hotels are being subjected to “false imprisonment” and a 23-hour a day “curfew”, according to a legal challenge lodged in the high court.
An asylum seeker, who cannot be named, has launched judicial review proceedings against home secretary Priti Patel challenging the “curfew”. He says there is no legal basis for these restrictions which amount to false imprisonment and deprivation of liberty in breach of the European convention on human rights. The high court has given the Home Office until 4pm on Friday to file a response to the claim.
