Immigration

Politicians and activists explain what went right – and what went wrong – for the world in 2024
2024

Politicians and activists explain what went right – and what went wrong – for the world in 2024

Dive into 2024’s highs and lows with politicians and activists – Trump, the climate and activism’s power

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

Families fleeing war will be split this Christmas – thanks to the UK’s ‘cruel’ immigration system
Nick Beales

Families fleeing war will be split this Christmas – thanks to the UK’s ‘cruel’ immigration system

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‘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

‘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’

‘I’m furious’: UK’s ‘rushed’ rollout of digital eVisas risks creating another Windrush scandal
Immigration

‘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
Sairah Javed

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

‘In the moment it was great to be British’: The uncynical positivity of a British citizenship ceremony
Steven Mackenzie

‘In the moment it was great to be British’: The uncynical positivity of a British citizenship ceremony

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

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

How to get help as an asylum seeker if you can’t find legal aid
Legal aid

How to get help as an asylum seeker if you can’t find legal aid

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

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

‘Destitution by design’: UK’s ‘hostile environment’ has left thousands destitute and homeless
Immigration

‘Destitution by design’: UK’s ‘hostile environment’ has left thousands destitute and homeless

Nadhim Zahawi: ‘We’re supposed to be the party of government, not some mafiosi’
Politics

Nadhim Zahawi: ‘We’re supposed to be the party of government, not some mafiosi’

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

Everything Labour must do to fix broken prison system as early release scheme gets underway
Prisons

Everything Labour must do to fix broken prison system as early release scheme gets underway

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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’

Home Office overspent on asylum by billions. Here’s how that money could’ve been used
A Modest Proposal

Home Office overspent on asylum by billions. Here’s how that money could’ve been used

I arrived in the UK on a small boat. Now, I’m fighting to make life better for others like me
Changemakers

I arrived in the UK on a small boat. Now, I’m fighting to make life better for others like me

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