Asylum seekers

10 acts of violence and far-right ‘activism’ police ignored ahead of summer riots
UK riots

10 acts of violence and far-right ‘activism’ police ignored ahead of summer riots

Police have been criticised for reacting too slowly to this summer’s riots, and for underestimating the threat of far-right disorder

Calls to give Syrian asylum seekers right to work while UK suspends refugee applications
Syria

Calls to give Syrian asylum seekers right to work while UK suspends refugee applications

The UK government has suspended decisions on asylum claims from Syrians after the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad

‘Common sense and humanity’: Home Office doubles time given to refugees before eviction from asylum hotels
Refugee homelessness

‘Common sense and humanity’: Home Office doubles time given to refugees before eviction from asylum hotels

Newly-recognised refugees will now have 56, rather than 28 days, to find new accommodation after getting leave to remain

‘Disgraceful’: Tories condemned for wasting £715m on sending no asylum seekers to Rwanda
Asylum seekers

‘Disgraceful’: Tories condemned for wasting £715m on sending no asylum seekers to Rwanda

‘This will ease the backlog’: Asylum legal aid rates set to increase for first time in almost 30 years
Legal aid

‘This will ease the backlog’: Asylum legal aid rates set to increase for first time in almost 30 years

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‘Remember these are human beings’: This is what the highly-politicised UK migration stats really mean
Immigration

‘Remember these are human beings’: This is what the highly-politicised UK migration stats really mean

‘Punitive’ asylum system pushing refugees into homelessness: ‘It’s fuelling injustice’
Homelessness

‘Punitive’ asylum system pushing refugees into homelessness: ‘It’s fuelling injustice’

Vulnerable asylum seekers need lawyers. Here’s how Labour can fix the legal aid scandal
Sairah Javed

Vulnerable asylum seekers need lawyers. Here’s how Labour can fix the legal aid scandal

Letters: Sending job coaches to mental health wards isn’t just ludicrous – it’s desperate
Letters

Letters: Sending job coaches to mental health wards isn’t just ludicrous – it’s desperate

Cost of housing asylum seekers soars to £41,000 per person, study finds: ‘Urgent reform needed’
Asylum hotels

Cost of housing asylum seekers soars to £41,000 per person, study finds: ‘Urgent reform needed’

I ended up in hospital due to lack of legal aid for my asylum claim – I got physically sick
Social Justice

I ended up in hospital due to lack of legal aid for my asylum claim – I got physically sick

‘Broken’ legal aid system leaves vulnerable asylum seekers facing ‘life and death’ decisions alone
Legal aid

‘Broken’ legal aid system leaves vulnerable asylum seekers facing ‘life and death’ decisions alone

The asylum legal aid crisis is costing taxpayers more than you think. Here’s why
Legal aid

The asylum legal aid crisis is costing taxpayers more than you think. Here’s why

‘It’s hell on Earth’: British doctors recall seeing ‘unimaginable suffering’ in Gaza
War in Gaza

‘It’s hell on Earth’: British doctors recall seeing ‘unimaginable suffering’ in Gaza

Dehumanising rhetoric on immigration shows we have learned nothing from the Windrush Scandal
Nick Beales

Dehumanising rhetoric on immigration shows we have learned nothing from the Windrush Scandal

Homelessness soars in England due to sky-high rents and asylum backlog crackdown
Homelessness

Homelessness soars in England due to sky-high rents and asylum backlog crackdown

My family has waited five years for an asylum decision. Here’s how it strips your dignity
Miguel

My family has waited five years for an asylum decision. Here’s how it strips your dignity

Refugee brutally attacked after HIV-positive status revealed due to unsafe access to post
Post Exclusion

Refugee brutally attacked after HIV-positive status revealed due to unsafe access to post

Letters: There’s no way I’ll claim pension credit – I refuse to be insulted by benefit assessors
Letters

Letters: There’s no way I’ll claim pension credit – I refuse to be insulted by benefit assessors

‘I came here for safety and I’ve come into danger’: The grim reality of life in asylum hotels for women
Asylum seekers

‘I came here for safety and I’ve come into danger’: The grim reality of life in asylum hotels for women

Community leaders come together to prove city is a place of love, unity and welcomes asylum seekers
Zain Hafeez

Community leaders come together to prove city is a place of love, unity and welcomes asylum seekers

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Asylum seeker still waiting for decision from Home Office after 16 years in limbo: ‘It’s degrading’
Immigration

Asylum seeker still waiting for decision from Home Office after 16 years in limbo: ‘It’s degrading’

Death of six children and pregnant woman in migrant boat tragedy shows need for asylum safe routes
Small boats

Death of six children and pregnant woman in migrant boat tragedy shows need for asylum safe routes

‘This is not human’: UK asylum system pushing refugees into ‘homelessness and danger’, report finds
Asylum system

‘This is not human’: UK asylum system pushing refugees into ‘homelessness and danger’, report finds

How a replica Chinese restaurant is changing the narrative on migration after UK riots
Migration

How a replica Chinese restaurant is changing the narrative on migration after UK riots