Many of the migrants in Calais are ‘probably not refugees’ but migrants attempting to get to the UK, a senior immigration judge has rules.
The judge said that there was no basis for many of the migrants in the camp to remain there.
In a written ruling it said that it is likely to migrants decline to claim asylum in France in favor of Britain.
The judges said that this was due to perceived advantages of claiming asylum in Britain.
These comments come after three judges allowed four Syrian refugees to come to Britain from Calais, claiming they were in a special situation.
Lawyers for the young men state that the men have mental health problems and faced intolerable conditions.
They also cited the human rights act to be reunited with family members.
The judge said: “It seems likely that there is no real basis for many of its occupants remaining indefinitely in the ‘jungle’ and enduring conditions that obtain there.
“Many are probably not refugees in any general sense or any sense entitled to recognition.
