A person on the no-fly list has accidentally been brought to the UK on a military plane amidst the thousands of refugees evacuating now-Taliban-run Afghanistan.
While still unidentified, this person was reportedly brought to Birmingham in central England, according to Sky News. It is still not clear whether this person has previously engaged in terrorist activities or if he is part of a terrorist organization.
If the person poses a threat, then the government will take “appropriate measures”
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They cannot be returned to Afghanistan. This comes as ministers report uptick in forgeries and impersonations in Kabul
— Sam Coates Sky (@SamCoatesSky) August 23, 2021
According to Sam Coates, the government will take “appropriate measures” if the individual poses a threat or is an active security risk. However, the government has no plans of repatriating the individual and returning them to Afghanistan.
Several MPs now worry that this represents a clear security breach as forgery and impersonation have increased since the Afghan regime change last week.
The individual, not being identified by the government, is understood to have reached UK soil on a British military plane, with officials being alerted “overnight”.
The "no fly watchlist" is designed to block individuals who are considered a security threat from reaching UK— Sam Coates Sky (@SamCoatesSky) August 23, 2021
This event stands in stark contrast to much of what the mainstream media has been saying since the question of Afghan refugee resettlement in Western countries was raised.
While many in the mainstream media have claimed that the only opposition to refugee resettlement must be racism, conscious or unconscious, having a person on the no-fly list board a plane and step into your country — easily and unabated — vindicates many who have legitimate concerns regarding a mass refugee influx.
So far, Canada has taken 40 refugees but plans to resettle at least 15, 000 over the next few months.
“In the coming months, we’ll welcome 15,000 vulnerable Afghans who’ve been forced to flee their country, focusing on women leaders, human rights defenders, religious and ethnic minorities, LGBTQ individuals and others,” Special Immigration Measures spokesperson Alex Cohen said in a statement.
“Family reunification was one of three pathways announced in the policy, along with Government Assisted Refugees and Privately Sponsored Refugees. We are prioritizing the processing of family reunification applications of immediate family members of Canadians, permanent residents, and protected persons.”
