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Family separated on Channel crossing cannot reunite in UK, court rules

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70% Informative

Kurdish family, including two children aged nine and six , boarded a dinghy near Calais on 19 July .

A fight broke out on the overcrowded boat and the mother fell overboard.

The father followed his wife into the water to try to rescue her.

But before the couple could get back into the boat, smugglers pushed it out to sea with the two children.

On arrival in the UK , the children were taken into the care of Kent county council and placed with foster carers.

The parents launched a legal challenge in the hope of securing the right to come to the UK legally to reunite with their children.

The Home Office appealed to the court of appeal, arguing that this could set a precedent.

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English

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