Tag: asylum
UK pauses decisions on Syrian asylum claims
The UK has paused decisions on Syrian asylum claims, after the country's President Bashar al-Assad was overthrown.Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said th [...]
Government scraps plans for Northeye asylum camp
The Home Office has abandoned the previous government's plans to use a former prison site in East Sussex as asylum accommodation.The Conservative gove [...]
Rise in use of hotels used by asylum seekers, says minister
Getty ImagesThe number of hotels being used to house asylum seekers has risen by seven since the general election, the government has disclosed. Home [...]
Will Labour’s plan to smash the asylum gangs really work?
BBCOn a spring day, Hamid Khoshsiar decided to make the perilous journey into the European Union. He was 31 at the time, an Iranian refugee who had be [...]
Coventry councillor ‘concerned’ by new asylum hotel
Getty ImagesCouncillor Richard Brown said "the council cannot support" the use of the hotel for asylum seekersAsylum seekers will be housed by the gov [...]
Peterborough’s Dragonfly Hotel ‘inappropriate’ for asylum seekers
GoogleThe Dragonfly Hotel in Peterborough is due to accommodate 146 asylum seekersTwo MPs have labelled the government's decision to house asylum seek [...]
Asylum seekers moved off Dorset barge
PA MediaCampaigners helping the asylum seekers say they have seen them sent to places including Cardiff, Wolverhampton and BristolHundreds of asylum s [...]
Under Trump or Harris, U.S. Asylum Curbs Are Likely to Endure
As administrations of both parties have failed to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws, a reckoning for the asylum system, which some say is overdue [...]
‘Woeful’ budgeting behind asylum overspends, says IFS
ReutersA think tank has blamed "woeful budgeting" at the Home Office for repeated overspending on asylum support.Over the last three years, the depart [...]
Biden’s Asylum Restrictions Are Working as Predicted, and as Warned
Border numbers are down significantly. But migrant activists say the restrictions President Biden imposed in June are weeding out people who may have [...]
Asylum Officers’ Union Opposes Biden Border Restrictions
The group, which represents some officers in charge of carrying out President Biden’s asylum measure, said in a court filing that the policy illegally [...]
Failed asylum seekers to be sent back to Vietnam
Getty ImagesIn the first quarter of 2024, almost one in five registered arrivals on small boats were from VietnamDozens of failed asylum seekers from [...]
Illegal arrivals could apply for asylum under Labour
30 minutes agoBy Paul Seddon, Political reporterBBCSir Keir Starmer has confirmed Labour would resume processing asylum applications for people who ha [...]
A.C.L.U. Sues to Stop Biden’s Asylum Ban on the U.S.-Mexico Border
The action is the first legal challenge to an order that President Biden hopes will decrease the number of illegal crossings and neutralize a major po [...]
Biden Shut the Border to Asylum Seekers. The Question Is Whether the Order Can Be Enforced.
There are still ways for people to cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, particularly without any new resources to help guard the 2,000-mile frontie [...]