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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’
The Big Issue speaks to four people supported by charity Oasis about life as an asylum seeker or refugee in Wales – from the Welsh people’s kindness to their fears for the future
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’
A lack of representation is forcing asylum seekers to navigate the complexities of immigration law by themselves, leading to case refusals and an ever-growing backlog of appeals
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’
More than 39,000 migrant care workers have become victims of exploitative employers since 2020. Organisations, charities and lawyers have written to the Home Office to demand better protections
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’
This innovative scheme uses spare rooms to house homeless refugees after Home Office backlog blitz
This innovative scheme uses spare rooms to house homeless refugees after Home Office backlog blitz
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’
‘Remember these are human beings’: This is what the highly-politicised UK migration stats really mean
‘Remember these are human beings’: This is what the highly-politicised UK migration stats really mean
‘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
The asylum legal aid crisis is costing taxpayers more than you think. Here’s why
The asylum legal aid crisis is costing taxpayers more than you think. Here’s why
I ended up in hospital due to lack of legal aid for my asylum claim – I got physically sick
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
‘Broken’ legal aid system leaves vulnerable asylum seekers facing ‘life and death’ decisions alone
My family has waited five years for an asylum decision. Here’s how it strips your dignity
My family has waited five years for an asylum decision. Here’s how it strips your dignity
Everything Labour must do to fix broken prison system as early release scheme gets underway
Everything Labour must do to fix broken prison system as early release scheme gets underway
Asylum seeker still waiting for decision from Home Office after 16 years in limbo: ‘It’s degrading’
Asylum seeker still waiting for decision from Home Office after 16 years in limbo: ‘It’s degrading’
‘This is not human’: UK asylum system pushing refugees into ‘homelessness and danger’, report finds
‘This is not human’: UK asylum system pushing refugees into ‘homelessness and danger’, report finds
Here’s the truth about asylum seeker hotels – as rioters try to burn them down
