Asylum

UK wants to seize asylum seekers’ possessions to pay for support. It’s an old British tradition
Chris Grover

UK wants to seize asylum seekers’ possessions to pay for support. It’s an old British tradition

Britain has a long history of seizing people’s possessions to pay for welfare support. Now it wants to use that in asylum policy, writes Lancaster University’s Chris Grover

UK wants to model its asylum system on Denmark’s. This is why it’s a bad idea
Victoria Canning

UK wants to model its asylum system on Denmark’s. This is why it’s a bad idea

Victoria Canning, who has spent more than 10 years researching refugee rights in Denmark and the UK, writes about the lessons that can be learned from Denmark’s system

Sudan war exposes hypocrisy of UK government’s treatment of asylum seekers
Ben Whitham

Sudan war exposes hypocrisy of UK government’s treatment of asylum seekers

Ben Whitham, senior policy and research officer at Refugee Action, writes that the Sudan war exposes ‘racial injustice’ in the UK asylum system

People are finally talking about asylum hotels – so why stop now?
Layla Hussain

People are finally talking about asylum hotels – so why stop now?

Starmer slams false claim veterans are being evicted to house asylum seekers: ‘Conspiracy nonsense’
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Starmer slams false claim veterans are being evicted to house asylum seekers: ‘Conspiracy nonsense’

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Housing asylum seekers in military camps is an expensive mistake – and the Home Office knows it
Julia Savage

Housing asylum seekers in military camps is an expensive mistake – and the Home Office knows it

I wish people like Tommy Robinson could see what life in asylum accommodation is really like
Osman

I wish people like Tommy Robinson could see what life in asylum accommodation is really like

Would scaling up the UK-France asylum deal really stop the small boats?
Immigration

Would scaling up the UK-France asylum deal really stop the small boats?

Refugees aren’t given phones or iPads by the government, but here’s why they should be
Isaac Costley

Refugees aren’t given phones or iPads by the government, but here’s why they should be

Letters: Don’t weaponise violence against women and girls
Letters

Letters: Don’t weaponise violence against women and girls

International students could be put in ‘danger’ by Home Office crackdown on asylum claims
Asylum seekers

International students could be put in ‘danger’ by Home Office crackdown on asylum claims

Are asylum seekers ‘living it up’ in luxury hotels like Rylan says? Here’s the reality
Asylum seekers

Are asylum seekers ‘living it up’ in luxury hotels like Rylan says? Here’s the reality

I’m a survivor of domestic violence. Asylum hotel protests do not speak for me – or protect me
Domestic Violence

I’m a survivor of domestic violence. Asylum hotel protests do not speak for me – or protect me

What the Epping asylum seeker hotel ruling means for Britain
Asylum hotels

What the Epping asylum seeker hotel ruling means for Britain

Scapegoating asylum seekers is not the answer to violence against women and girls
Cat Linton

Scapegoating asylum seekers is not the answer to violence against women and girls

Are thousands of asylum seekers about to be kicked out of hotels?
Immigration

Are thousands of asylum seekers about to be kicked out of hotels?

Asylum hotel court ruling risks letting ‘violent mobs dictate government policy’, experts say
Asylum hotels

Asylum hotel court ruling risks letting ‘violent mobs dictate government policy’, experts say

Asylum hotel protests are spreading. Who’s really behind them?
Asylum hotels

Asylum hotel protests are spreading. Who’s really behind them?

I fled Sri Lanka after surviving torture. This is how food and family helped me rebuild my life
Nafa

I fled Sri Lanka after surviving torture. This is how food and family helped me rebuild my life

I’m a gay asylum seeker – the UK’s immigration system is designed to dehumanise people like me
Immigration

I’m a gay asylum seeker – the UK’s immigration system is designed to dehumanise people like me

If Labour really wants to protect women, it must restore domestic workers’ rights
Marissa Begonia

If Labour really wants to protect women, it must restore domestic workers’ rights