Calais migrants given green light to use European human rights laws

 Migrants in Calais have been given the green light to use European human rights laws to join their relatives who are already living in Britain.
In a landmark judgment that could see thousands of migrants come to the UK, a British court ruled that four Syrian migrants should immediately be brought to the UK from “The Jungle” camp in Calais because of their right to a family life.
The ruling came as Britain’s asylum system was thrown into chaos, prompting David Cameron to order a review of the country’s border security.
Brussels on Wednesday threatened to stop Britain deporting migrants unless it agreed to accept “quotas” of migrants, something which could see the UK forced to admit 90,000 refugees.
If Britain refuses to accept the quota, the EU has said the UK will no longer be able to use the Dublin Regulation - the rule which states that migrants must seek asylum in the first European country they arrive - to deport foreigners illegally entering the country.
Senior Conservatives warned that there will be “chaos” in Calais because the changes to EU rules would create a “fast track for migrants” trying to enter the UK.
There were also warnings that the EU rule change could see thousands more migrants attempting to make the journey to the UK because there will be no chance of them being deported.
Such is the concern surrounding the migrant crisis that European leaders suggested that they will extend a crucial February summit to discuss the situation, prompting fears that talks over the British referendum could be overshadowed.
On Thursday Mr Cameron will call on British business leaders to "join me" in making the case for Britain staying in the European Union. Goldman Sachs, the investment bank, on Wednesday pledged a six-figure sum to the campaign to keep Britain in the EU.
Ministers said that it is now imperative that Mr Cameron holds a June referendum, warning that an escalation of the migrant crisis over the summer months could see Britain to leave the EU if the vote is delayed.
Philip Hammond, the Foreign Secretary, said: “We are very concerned by the noises coming out the Commission about changes to the Dublin agreement.”
But Mr Cameron faced a second blow to the UK's border security when a UK judge allowed four migrants to come to the UK from the Jungle in Calais, citing their human rights.
The ruling appears to significantly widen the scope of the human rights act, meaning that migrants can now use the act to argue that right to a family life encompasses siblings as well as dependents.
In a decision that could have far-reaching implications for border controls in the UK, the Immigration and Asylum Tribunal in central London ordered that four Syrian refugees living in the Calais migrant camp are immediately brought to Britain.
The court heard that the young men all faced "intolerable" conditions in the camp and were desperate to be reunited with their siblings in Britain.
At least one was able to successfully argue he should be allowed to come to Britain because he suffers post-traumatic stress disorder.