“We have very young children here in Calais who we worry are being exploited by adults. The family reunion law offers a chance to persuade a young person who is sleeping outside to enter the official system. Without family reunion children will put themselves in danger. A petition started by two former volunteers from Calais asking the Home Office to save family reunion has gained an extra 25,000 signatures since Johnson made the announcement on Thursday. There are now 125,000 signatures on the petition , which was started in September after the Guardian reported that family reunion would end if there was a no-deal Brexit.

Source: The Guardian December 22, 2019 15:35 UTC