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New reception centres planned to host unaccompanied child asylum-seekers in Kent

Kent County Council is pressing for funding from the Home Office for urgent accommodation.

The Independent UK

‘Haven’t a clue!’ Top Tory attacks Home Office bosses over ‘staggering’ failure to give asylum figures

Lee Anderson savages civil servants – as it emerges that the Home Office doesn’t know what happened to 17,000 asylum seekers whose claims were withdrawn

The Independent UK

Officials ‘putting finishing touches’ to Rwanda treaty, says Home Office chief

Permanent secretary Sir Matthew Rycroft told MPs there was a Home Office team in Kigali ‘as we speak’.

The Independent UK

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Payments to Rwanda continue after migrant deportation scheme ruled unlawful

The Home Office is continuing to pay 'fixed costs' to Rwanda after deal struck, a top civil servant says

Evening Standard

Thousands of refugees in England and Wales ‘face homeless Christmas’

Government push to clear asylum backlog is not giving people granted refugee status enough time to find new home, say councils

The Guardian - UK

Perfect storm could see many refugees sleeping rough this Christmas, says LGA

The organisation, which represents councils, said no-one should be asked to leave their asylum accommodation in Christmas week.

The Independent UK

Windrush Compensation Scheme was ‘designed to fail’ – presenter Floella Benjamin

Lady Benjamin raised her concerns as peers discussed the Home Office’s decision to disband the dedicated team responsible for the Windrush policy.

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Judge notes falling number of lone child migrants going into hotels

But Mr Justice Chamberlain suggests that the Home Office should do more to eliminate the use of hotels to house unaccompanied child asylum-seekers.

The Independent UK

Stirling University 'mistreating' student detained by Home Office, say campaigners

STIRLING University has been accused of ignoring calls to provide support to a student who was detained by the Home Office for more than two months.

The National (Scotland)

Migrant age assessment plans ‘certainly not scientific’ – Lord Winston

Home Office ministers faced questions about the accuracy and safety of new migrant age assessment plans.

The Independent UK

Home Office to end hotel contract for lone asylum-seeking children, council says

The Brighton and Hove City Council leader said ending the ‘inhumane policy’ of housing children in the hotel is a ‘major milestone’ for the city.

The Independent UK

Immigration minister quizzed about female Afghan special forces soldier denied sanctuary in UK

Robert Jenrick says UK is ‘big hearted country’ when pressed on plight of left behind Afghans

The Independent UK

Self-harm incident nearly every day in UK immigration detention, data shows

Home Office figures show 1,743 incidents requiring treatment in 2,099 days across four removal centres

The Guardian - UK

Armed policing review is ‘wrong move’, says Chris Kaba family lawyer

Daniel Machover claims 'unnecessary' Home Office reforms would damage public confidence

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Fivefold rise in number of EU citizens refused entry to UK since Brexit

Home Office data reveals impact of end of free movement and raises questions over Border Force hostility

The Guardian - UK

Manston immigration staff being bussed to Heathrow to cover guard shortage

Major staff shortage at Europe’s largest immigration detention centre comes as Home Office aims to expand detention tenfold

The Independent UK

Afghan who helped British forces threatened with Rwanda deportation for second time after Home Office blunder

Exclusive: Intelligence analyst was sent asylum questionnaire ‘in error’ and was still being considered for removal to Rwanda

The Guardian - UK

Cleverly says he hopes to close Wethersfield asylum centre as soon as he can

Discontent among people housed at Essex site is growing, with residents complaining about conditions

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The Guardian - UK

‘We’re going to see people dying on the streets’: homeless refugee crisis grips Liverpool

City struggling to cope with fallout of policy that reduced window for successful asylum seekers to vacate Home Office housing

The Guardian - UK

Home Office reverses decision to deport Egyptian student in need of UK medical treatment

Youssef Mikhaiel has been granted leave to remain till April 2026 due to his ‘exceptional circumstances’

The National (Scotland)

Man with rare health disorder wins battle with Home Office to stay in Scotland

AN Egyptian man with a rare genetic disorder who was facing deportation has won his right to stay in the UK until 2026.

The Guardian - UK

Police county lines strategy ‘cruelly targets’ black youth in UK

Home Office approach to tackling drug operations is based on ‘racialised tropes’, says new study

The Guardian - UK

Investigations launched after death of Albanian man detained by Home Office

Man, 37, had attempted to kill himself at Brook House removal centre and died in hospital on Friday

The Independent UK

Antisemitism and Islamophobia ‘major drivers’ of hate crime, equality body says

The Equality and Human Rights Monitor report is produced for Parliament every five years.

Evening Standard

Timeline of Rwanda asylum plan as Home Secretary James Cleverly signs new treaty

The Channel migrants crisis continues as the political debate rages on

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