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Biden Aims to Speed Up Asylum Screenings in Certain Cases
As President Biden considers sweeping changes to the U.S. asylum system, he is also taking smaller steps to try to control the backlogs.
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Sunak rules out asylum seeker returns from Ireland
The Irish government can not "cherry-pick" its promises about the border with Northern Ireland, the PM warns.
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Asylum homelessness rises as refugees told to leave accommodation
During the whole of 2023, local councils in England accepted 9,580 households as needing help after becoming homeless because they had had to leave as [...]
First failed asylum seeker goes to Rwanda voluntarily
The asylum seeker received £3,000 and went under a scheme separate to the forced returns scheme.
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Ireland to redesignate UK as 'safe' for asylum
It follows Irish government concerns that the UK's Rwanda policy is fuelling Irish asylum cases.
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Rwanda plan: Irish government wants to send asylum seekers back to UK
A spokesman for Mr Harris said the taoiseach had asked Ms McEntee "to bring proposals to Cabinet next week to amend existing law regarding the designa [...]
UK aid spending on asylum seekers rises again
New Foreign Office statistics show about £4.3bn was spent last year on asylum costs at home.
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Asylum sites to cost more than hotels – watchdog
Cost of four sites will run to £1.2bn and outstrip estimated bill for private rooms, watchdog finds.
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Government 'playing games' over asylum plan
A cut to the number of asylum seekers to be housed at the site is an "election ploy", warns a council leader.
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UK to pay failed asylum seekers to move to Rwanda
The Home Office is offering up to £3,000 to encourage people to relocate to the East African country.
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Baptisms 'a ticket' for some asylum seekers – vicar
A vicar tells MPs most baptism requests he had from asylum seekers were during their appeal stage.
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Asylum rules hearing: MPs question church leaders over role of Christianity in claims
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What is the UK's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda?
The UK government wants to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda but has faced legal hurdles.
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Child asylum seekers: Call for inquiry after ‘disturbing’ report
The report, which should have been published by the beginning of January, was among 13 finally made public last week, shortly after Mr Neal was sacked [...]
UK to pay at least £370m to Rwanda for asylum deal
The figure, which covers a five-year period, is revealed in a report by the government's spending watchdog.
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