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Refugees Face 30-Year Settlement Wait Under Mahmood Plan, Charity Says
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Around 200,000 refugees who were promised they could apply to settle in the UK after five years now face a far longer and uncertain wait, campaigners say. The Refugee Council says a footnote in Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's new immigration plan moves them onto 30-month renewable permits for up to 30 years. The Home Office insists there has been no policy change since last year.
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