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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees

Or to present themselves at another country to try and claim asylum

Asylum has to be claimed in the FIRST safe country the asylum seeker gets to. Not traipse over half the planet just to get to the softest (i.e. UK) country to make the claim in.

Some of the criteria for which an asylum application can be rejected include: i) Passage via “safe" third country, ii) Safe Country of Origin (An asylum seeker can be a prior refused asylum if the he or she is a national of a country considered to be "safe" by the French asylum authority OFPRA),[11] iii) Safety Threat (serious threat to the public order), or iv) Fraudulent Application (abuse of the asylum procedure for other reasons).

Right of asylum