A suspension of new refugee family reunion applications removes a legal pathway for relatives of refugees already in the UK to join them. The policy forces families to choose between prolonged separation while remaining in conflict or disaster zones and attempting hazardous irregular journeys to reach safety. The British Red Cross warns that women and children are disproportionately affected and that the policy could lead to increased Channel crossings and long-term separations. In the year to June 2025, 20,817 family reunion visas were issued, and over the past decade 92 percent of those visas went to women and children.
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The charity, which has years of experience supporting refugee families to reunite in the UK, warned families will now face a stark choice between waiting in conflict zones without their loved ones or beginning a perilous irregular journey to the UK. Writing in The Independent, Alex Fraser, director of refugee services at the British Red Cross, said the impact of Ms Cooper's announcement could see children potentially separated from a parent for years, trapped in conflict or disaster zones.
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