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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced that from Monday, asylum seekers granted refugee status in the UK will receive temporary protection subject to review every 30 months, replacing the previous system of five-year protection periods.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced that from Monday, asylum seekers granted refugee status in the UK will receive temporary protection subject to review every 30 months, replacing the previous system of five-year protection periods.

Under the new rules, refugees whose countries are deemed safe will be expected to return home after their 30-month review, with exceptions for unaccompanied children who will continue to receive five years of protection.

Under the new rules, refugees whose countries are deemed safe will be expected to return home after their 30-month review, with exceptions for unaccompanied children who will continue to receive five years of protection.

The policy changes are modeled on Denmark's asylum system, where the Social Democrat government reduced asylum applications to a 40-year low and removed 95% of rejected asylum seekers after introducing temporary refugee status in 2015.

The policy changes are modeled on Denmark's asylum system, where the Social Democrat government reduced asylum applications to a 40-year low and removed 95% of rejected asylum seekers after introducing temporary refugee status in 2015.

Mahmood visited Denmark last week to study its immigration approach and stated the reforms aim to make the UK less attractive for illegal migrants by changing what it means to be a refugee from permanent to temporary status.

Mahmood visited Denmark last week to study its immigration approach and stated the reforms aim to make the UK less attractive for illegal migrants by changing what it means to be a refugee from permanent to temporary status.

The changes face opposition from approximately 30 to 40 Labour MPs who describe the reforms as unfair and harsh, following Labour's third-place finish in the Gorton and Denton by-election won by the Green Party.

The changes face opposition from approximately 30 to 40 Labour MPs who describe the reforms as unfair and harsh, following Labour's third-place finish in the Gorton and Denton by-election won by the Green Party.

Additional reforms to be introduced in autumn will require migrants to wait up to 20 years before applying for indefinite leave to remain, doubling the current five-year requirement, with changes applying retrospectively to migrants since 2021.

Additional reforms to be introduced in autumn will require migrants to wait up to 20 years before applying for indefinite leave to remain, doubling the current five-year requirement, with changes applying retrospectively to migrants since 2021.

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