Asylum seekers
Charities are taking legal action against the government over its plans to send refugees to Rwanda

Charities are taking legal action against the government over its plans to send refugees to Rwanda
The government is facing multiple challenges over its policy, which has been branded “unlawful”.
The UK has long wanted an Australian refugee system. Here’s how that failed spectacularly.

The UK has long wanted an Australian refugee system. Here’s how that failed spectacularly.
The UK government has announced a new £120 million ‘migration partnership’ with Rwanda, in move not dissimilar to that announce by Australia a decade ago.
The idea that the UK is ‘full’ when it comes to refugees must be abandoned for good

The idea that the UK is ‘full’ when it comes to refugees must be abandoned for good
Britain may face problems but the idea that we can’t accept anybody else is a shameful position to take, writes Paul McNamee.
‘Migrants are not enemy combatants’: Plans to bring in navy to stop Channel crossings spark anger
‘Migrants are not enemy combatants’: Plans to bring in navy to stop Channel crossings spark anger
Changemakers 2022: Refugees and asylum seekers
Changemakers 2022: Refugees and asylum seekers
Afghans face ‘lottery’ for UK resettlement – with no dates set for further evacuations

Afghans face ‘lottery’ for UK resettlement – with no dates set for further evacuations
Some Afghans ‘won’t be here’ for UK resettlement if scheme is not sped up, MPs told

Some Afghans ‘won’t be here’ for UK resettlement if scheme is not sped up, MPs told
Experts wait on ‘crucial details’ after Afghan resettlement scheme launch confirmed

Experts wait on ‘crucial details’ after Afghan resettlement scheme launch confirmed
What it’s like to have your life put on hold by the Home Office

What it’s like to have your life put on hold by the Home Office
RNLI lifeboat blocked from entering Channel over asylum seeker rescues

RNLI lifeboat blocked from entering Channel over asylum seeker rescues
Demand homeless veterans are housed this Remembrance Day – and everyone else too

Demand homeless veterans are housed this Remembrance Day – and everyone else too
Ministers ‘happy to spend millions on drones’ but ignore refugees in Budget

Ministers ‘happy to spend millions on drones’ but ignore refugees in Budget
‘My parents tried to pray for me’: How prejudice is driving LGBTQ+ homelessness

‘My parents tried to pray for me’: How prejudice is driving LGBTQ+ homelessness

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The problems with the Nationality and Borders Bill 

The problems with the Nationality and Borders Bill
Life as a UK asylum seeker: ‘Will I ever really be safe?’

Life as a UK asylum seeker: ‘Will I ever really be safe?’
Inside the ‘torture’ of the UK immigration system for asylum seekers

Inside the ‘torture’ of the UK immigration system for asylum seekers
Priti Patel’s asylum reform is ‘hard-hearted and cruel’
