Campaign urges UK to bypass biometrics to reunite Gaza families

A coalition of groups in law, human rights and charitable work is petitioning the UK government to implement a visa scheme that would allow Palestinians trapped in Gaza to join their families in the UK, as the current scheme requiring biometric registration proves to be a major roadblock.

According to a report in the Guardian, the Home Office currently requires potential migrants to enroll their biometric data, including fingerprints. The letter to be delivered to the home secretary, jointly credited …

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