Judges say Home Office’s unlawful targeting of people arriving in small boats was ‘failure of governance’

More than 1,300 asylum seekers who arrived in the UK in small boats and had their phones unlawfully seized by immigration officials can claim compensation, the high court has ruled.

Judges said on Friday there was “a failure of governance” over the unlawful phone seizures.

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