"The new Windrush commissioner has warned of the danger of "unintended consequences" from tougher UK asylum laws."
""I'm hearing the pain, I'm hearing the trauma, and my responsibility is about looking at how we can build relationships, build back trust," he said."
"He said there needed to be more focus on "fairness, compassion and justice", adding he was worried about the impact of increasingly divisive rhetoric."
Clive Foster, the new Windrush commissioner, warned that tougher UK asylum laws could produce unintended consequences and urged safeguards to prevent a repeat of Windrush-type errors. He emphasized learning lessons after thousands of Commonwealth citizens were wrongly classed as illegal immigrants, denied employment, housing and NHS care, and some were wrongly deported due to Home Office record failures. Foster has met over 700 people on a national Windrush Listening Event tour, noting victims' pride and trauma. He seeks to rebuild trust, prioritize fairness, compassion and justice, and engage ministers and influential figures to address systemic problems.
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