The Latest Breaking News from Ascension Island

In 1815, cats arrived on Ascension Island; they drove huge seabird colonies away until conservationists launched a cat-eradication mission

Ascension Island offers a striking example of how quickly an introduced predator can reshape an island’s wildlife. Cats brought to the South Atlantic island in 1815 preyed heavily on seabirds, driving almost all species away from the main island and leaving surviving colonies in places cats could not reach. More…

The Times of India · Aug 17

Ascension Island: 800 residents, turtles but no hospital – where migrants could be sent as Rwanda plan fails

Ascension Island is situated about 4,000 miles from the UK and has only a few shops and basic amenities

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023

Sending UK asylum seekers to Ascension Island is a legal non-starter – if the government really is planning to do it

As part of attempts to prevent people crossing the English Channel in small boats, the UK government has been briefing the press that it is considering sending arrivals to Ascension Island – a remote piece of land in the Atlantic Ocean inhabited by fewer than 900 people. This idea was…

The Conversation · Aug 9, 2023

UK may try to send small boat arrivals to Ascension Island, minister confirms

Home Office minister says people could be sent to south Atlantic island if Rwanda policy fails

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2023

Where is Ascension Island? All you need to know about potential migrant centre

THE UK Government is reportedly considering reviving plans to fly people who arrive to the UK by unauthorised means to Ascension Island.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 7, 2023

Government 'considering sending migrants to remote island' as plan B to Rwanda policy

ASYLUM seekers could face deportation to a remote volcanic island in a “plan B” move by the UK Government should their Rwanda policy fail.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 7, 2023

Ascension Island: What to know about potential migrant processing centre

The small, volcanic island could host an asylum processing centre in an attempt to reduce the number of small boats crossing the Channel.

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023

Tories consider sending migrants 4,000 miles to Ascension Island if Rwanda plan fails

Advice sought on using remote British overseas territory – with a population of only 900 – in ‘offshoring’ plan

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2023

MPs fail to halt Priti Patel’s plan to send asylum seekers abroad for processing

Ministers abandon most likely location – Ascension Island – and are unable to say where refugees will be sent

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022