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Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill

I note that paragraph 94 of the Explanatory Notes, under the heading ““Special Immigration Status””, states: "““Part 12 gives effect to the Home Secretary’s commitment to legislate to deny leave to enter or remain to certain foreign nationals who can not be removed from the UK compatibly with ""the United Kingdom’s obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights. The commitment was made following the judgment of the Court of Appeal in S and others vs Secretary of State for the Home Department in August 2006””." That was the case of the Afghan refugees. I ask again: does the 50 include them? From the Explanatory Notes, it looks as though it most certainly does. If so, it is a disgrace. It is a disgrace to create a special immigration status, with all the restrictions that the orders will impose, as a result of a court decision relating to these poor people who fled the Taliban.