Family who were sent to Turkey despite having lodged asylum claims take case to European court
Five years to the day after they were bundled on to a plane and deported to Turkey despite having lodged asylum claims in Greece, a family of Syrian refugees are taking their case to the European court of justice.
In an unprecedented step, a Dutch firm of human rights lawyers announced on Wednesday that it had filed a lawsuit against Frontex, the EU border agency that operated the flight, and was seeking damages on behalf of the family.
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