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UK wants to seize asylum seekers’ possessions to pay for support. It’s an old British tradition
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
A single Home Office mistake ruined my teenage years and left me homeless for four years
A single Home Office mistake ruined my teenage years and left me homeless for four years
Jean was only 16 when they arrived in Britain, but the Home Office decided they was 26. It left them homeless and afraid for years
Housing asylum seekers in military camps is an expensive mistake – and the Home Office knows it
Housing asylum seekers in military camps is an expensive mistake – and the Home Office knows it
Julia Savage, campaigns manager at Asylum Matters, writes about why housing asylum seekers in military barracks would cause bigger problems for the government
International students could be put in ‘danger’ by Home Office crackdown on asylum claims
International students could be put in ‘danger’ by Home Office crackdown on asylum claims
Asylum seekers can stay at Epping hotel after government overturns court ruling
Asylum seekers can stay at Epping hotel after government overturns court ruling
Home Office halves time for new refugees to find a home in move ‘guaranteed to increase homelessness’
Home Office halves time for new refugees to find a home in move ‘guaranteed to increase homelessness’
Asylum hotel court ruling risks letting ‘violent mobs dictate government policy’, experts say
Asylum hotel court ruling risks letting ‘violent mobs dictate government policy’, experts say
Home Office extends 56-day refugee move-on period – but it doesn’t go far enough, campaigners say
Home Office extends 56-day refugee move-on period – but it doesn’t go far enough, campaigners say
Asylum seekers share their dreams for future: ‘I want my children to have a safe life’
Asylum seekers share their dreams for future: ‘I want my children to have a safe life’
Legal aid crisis shows how utterly impossible the UK’s asylum system really is: ‘It’s so depressing’
Legal aid crisis shows how utterly impossible the UK’s asylum system really is: ‘It’s so depressing’
Migrant care worker left homeless after being ‘exploited’ UK employer: ‘It’s a national scandal’
Migrant care worker left homeless after being ‘exploited’ UK employer: ‘It’s a national scandal’
I’m a survivor of modern slavery – this is the shocking way I was treated by the UK government
I’m a survivor of modern slavery – this is the shocking way I was treated by the UK government
Families torn apart for not earning enough under ‘unfair’ visa rules: ‘I can’t take care of my husband’
Families torn apart for not earning enough under ‘unfair’ visa rules: ‘I can’t take care of my husband’
Home Office visa delays leave thousands of migrants in limbo – and job vacancies unfilled
Home Office visa delays leave thousands of migrants in limbo – and job vacancies unfilled
Labour’s new rules on small boat crossings leave campaigners ‘appalled and disappointed’
Labour’s new rules on small boat crossings leave campaigners ‘appalled and disappointed’
Labour’s raids on illegal migrant workers no cause for celebration: ‘An utterly pointless performance’
Labour’s raids on illegal migrant workers no cause for celebration: ‘An utterly pointless performance’
Here’s how Labour can dismantle the hostile environment and end refugee homelessness in 2025
Here’s how Labour can dismantle the hostile environment and end refugee homelessness in 2025
Calls to give Syrian asylum seekers right to work while UK suspends refugee applications
Calls to give Syrian asylum seekers right to work while UK suspends refugee applications
‘Common sense and humanity’: Home Office doubles time given to refugees before eviction from asylum hotels
‘Common sense and humanity’: Home Office doubles time given to refugees before eviction from asylum hotels
Olympic boxer Cindy Ngamba: ‘I want to show the world that refugees can do anything’
Olympic boxer Cindy Ngamba: ‘I want to show the world that refugees can do anything’
‘This will ease the backlog’: Asylum legal aid rates set to increase for first time in almost 30 years
‘This will ease the backlog’: Asylum legal aid rates set to increase for first time in almost 30 years
‘I’m furious’: UK’s ‘rushed’ rollout of digital eVisas risks creating another Windrush scandal
‘I’m furious’: UK’s ‘rushed’ rollout of digital eVisas risks creating another Windrush scandal
Vulnerable asylum seekers need lawyers. Here’s how Labour can fix the legal aid scandal
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: Sending job coaches to mental health wards isn’t just ludicrous – it’s desperate
I ended up in hospital due to lack of legal aid for my asylum claim – I got physically sick
