A year after 27 drowned crossing the channel, migrants still suffer in Calais Asylum-seekers sleep rough, forge friendships and withstand harassment from police as they seek passage to the UK The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2022
Family in Dunkirk migrant camp trying to reach UK fear they'll be killed if sent home The Mirror has spoken to families who escaped Iran and are now in Dunkirk, northern France, awaiting to travel to the UK. They fear they will not survive if they are sent back to their country Daily Mirror · Nov 4, 2022
Suella Braverman plans for vulnerable child refugees to undergo X-rays Capacity of Home Office systems ‘not sufficient’ to deal with asylum claims, warns Tory MP The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022
UK voters give eight different reasons why Boris Johnson should not be the next PM Eight voters including a care home manager, a benefits claimant and a lifelong Tory supporter on why Boris Johnson can NOT return as Prime Minister as the plotting continues Daily Mirror · Oct 22, 2022
Albanian asylum seekers will not be fast-tracked for deportation in Home Office U-turn OLD REDIRECTED Home Office lawyers conceeded that deportations will be very limited in letter to refugee charity The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022
Rwanda is ‘authoritarian state’, High Court told as challenge over policy begins The court is hearing a legal challenge brought by asylum seekers and a number of groups over five days. The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022
High Court battle to defeat Tories' 'inhumane' Rwanda policy begins A HIGH Court challenge against the Government’s plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is set to begin. The National (Scotland) · Sep 5, 2022
Priti Patel wants to restart controversial small boat ‘pushbacks’ Home secretary looks again at ‘lethal’ tactic to deter asylum seekers as Rwanda deportation policy comes up for judicial review The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2022
Home Office planning new deportation flight to Rwanda Some asylum seekers have received letters saying government intends to remove them, the Guardian has learned The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2022
Fury as e-mail shows UK was warned of Rwanda killings - and carried on with refugees plan An email disclosed to the High Court said "arbitrary detention, torture and even killings" are "accepted" methods of maintaining control in the east African country, where the UK government plans to send refugees Daily Mirror · Aug 17, 2022
Priti Patel warned against Rwanda deportation plan by officials, court hears Court documents show UK officials repeatedly warned against the plan to ship asylum seekers to Rwanda - with fears refugees could be drafted to 'conduct armed operations in neighbouring countries' Daily Mirror · Jul 19, 2022
UK officials raised concerns over Rwanda policy, documents show Charity says disclosures in legal case paint picture of home secretary desperate to push policy through The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2022
Rwanda policy ‘could change UK position on human rights record’, High Court told The founder of Care4Calais called details that were made public on Tuesday ‘shocking but not surprising’. The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022
Protesters across UK decry ‘heinous’ Rwanda deportation plan Demonstrations take place outside Brook House and Colnbrook immigration removal centres The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2022
Daily Mirror · Jul 16, 2022 Refugee wants to contribute to UK like Mo Farah but fears being deported to Rwanda The Government has put its controversial Rwanda deportations on hold until September as it awaits a court hearing and the result of the Conservative leadership contest
The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2022 Protests across UK oppose ‘heinous’ Rwanda migrant deportation policy Demonstrators across the UK opposed the Government’s plan to deport some migrants to Rwanda, in a series of protests on Saturday.
Daily Mirror · Jun 25, 2022 Home Secretary Priti Patel breaks the law in yet ANOTHER asylum seeker scandal The High Court ruled housing refugees in Napier Barracks in Folkestone, Kent, until 2026 was in breach of the Equality Act - the second time the plans have been branded unlawful
Daily Mirror · Jun 15, 2022 Asylum seekers facing deportation to Rwanda include 'torture victims' with 'severe PTSD' Of the seven asylum seekers removed from a plane set to depart to Rwanda last night, five are trafficking and torture victims while one had "quite severe PTSD" says the founder of Care4Calais
The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022 Rwanda migrants – live: Home Office ‘undeterred’ after legal battle grounds plane Seven people were originally scheduled to be on tonight’s flight to Rwanda
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022 Migrant deportation flight to Rwanda to go ahead after legal challenge fails Refugee charities say there may be just seven people on the aircraft as individual appeals continue.
Daily Mirror · Jun 13, 2022 Priti Patel WINS court fight to fly people to Rwanda - but only handful will be on board A 'shameful' charter flight to Rwanda carrying Britain's unwanted asylum seekers can take off tomorrow after a Court of Appeal ruling - yet fewer than a dozen people will actually be on board
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022 Only seven asylum seekers set to be on Rwanda deportation flight after dozens of successful appeals Home Office fears ‘real prospect’ of number of passengers falling to zero
The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2022 Rwanda deportation flight at risk despite loss of two late appeals Home Office source says individual legal cases mean too few people may be able to board plane anyway
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022 Johnson defends Rwanda plan ‘teething problems’ ahead of double legal challenge The Prime Minister said the policy is necessary to stop illegal people-smuggling rackets on either side of the Channel
Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2022 Rwanda migrant removal policy facing court challenges Refugee charity Asylum Aid is seeking an urgent interim injunction at the High Court and there will also be a Court of Appeal showdown