Migrants Prevail In A High Court Challenge To An Unconstitutional Age Assessment.

Migrants Prevail In A High Court Challenge To An Unconstitutional Age Assessment.

After objecting about how their ages were judged when they arrived in the UK, two migrants won a High Court case.

The couple claimed to be minors, but social workers at a detention center in Dover, Kent, classified them as adults based on "short" and "biased" assessments.

The assessments were "not lawful" in "some respects," according to Mr Justice Henshaw.

The judgment has been described as "disappointing" by the Home Office.

After hearing evidence at a hearing last year, the judge detailed the case in a written judgement that was published on Wednesday.

Because one of the migrants had moved to Coventry after leaving Dover, the migrants filed a lawsuit against Home Secretary Priti Patel and Coventry City Council.

Kent County Council is a "interested party" on the list.

One of the migrants, a young Kuwaiti male who arrived in Kent aboard a lorry in December 2020, claimed to have been born in June 2004 but was assessed as being 20 years old following a 42-minute examination.

Another Iranian man, who was rescued at sea after traveling in a rubber dinghy in January 2021, stated that he was born in May 2003.

After an hour of testing, he was determined to be 21 years old.


Refugee-assistance organizations have applauded the decision.


The Refugee Council's chief executive, Enver Solomon, said "hurried" judgments had been taken and that the ruling was "significant."

"Children seeking refuge in the UK alone are perplexed."

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