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Former RAF base to house asylum seekers is contaminated, government letters say

RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire is one of Home Office’s three main accommodation sites, with first arrivals due within weeks

The Guardian - UK

Record 5,000 cross Channel to UK in first three months of 2024

Number of arrivals via small boats was 4,993 as of Saturday, exceeding previous record for equivalent period of 4,548

The Guardian - UK

Tory MPs call for crime rates to be published for migrant nationalities

The group, led by ex-immigration minister Robert Jenrick, believe this would allow the Home Office to toughen restrictions on certain nations.

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‘I lost hope with the Home Office’: Palestinians fundraise to evacuate family in Gaza

Hundreds of GoFundMe campaigns set up after Home Office refuses visas or Ukrainian-style entry scheme

The Guardian - UK

Home Office tried to cover up my critical reports, says sacked border chief

David Neal says fact-checking process was routinely used to censor criticisms in his inspection reports

The Guardian - UK

Clapham chemical attack suspect was granted asylum despite concerns over honesty

Abdul Ezedi, whose conversion to Christianity played role in his successful asylum claim, said Old Testament was about ‘Jesus Christ’

The Guardian - UK

Home Office granted 275 care worker certificates of sponsorship after ‘false’ application

‘Shocking’ system for awarding care worker visas leaves people at risk of exploitation, inspection report says

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Nine more asylum seekers died in first half of 2023 than Home Office disclosed

Two FoI requests received different data, with one showing 14 people rather than five had died while living in asylum accommodation

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak's New Housing for Asylum Seekers Will Cost Taxpayers a Shocking £46m

A scathing report by the spending watchdog shows Sunak's plan for asylum seekers to be housed across RAF sites and in a barge will cost £46 million extra.

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James Cleverly spent £165,000 on flight to Rwanda to sign deportation deal

Home secretary chartered a private jet to make the one-day round trip to Kigali in December

The Guardian - UK

Police suspected of on-duty offences to be dealt with faster, Home Office says

Only cases with ‘reasonable prospect of conviction’ will be referred for criminal prosecution

The Guardian - UK

Man jailed for smuggling 52 migrants across Channel in ‘overcrowded’ dinghy

A man who piloted a small boat carrying more than 50 migrants to Britain from France has been jailed.

Evening Standard

Plans to move asylum seekers from hotels in tatters after NAO report

Report also discloses approval was rushed through without developing safety plans or consulting councils

The Guardian - UK

Home Office attempt to deport UK-born man was illegal, judge says

Tribunal finds that Dmitry Lima, who has never left the UK, is British citizen and should not be deported to Portugal

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Home Office condemns ‘cruel’ Rwanda phone scam targeting asylum seekers

Scammers claim they can help people go to Rwanda in exchange for £3,000 government payment

Evening Standard

Famous Fulham restaurant could be left without staff due to Home Office skilled worker visa changes

‘I used to get 1,000 CVs every month, now I get 10,’ Gola restaurant owner Aaron Rutigliano says

The Guardian - UK

‘Their system is broken’: the people caught up in Home Office IT chaos

Thousands left with wrong photos and immigration status as database mixes up identities, affecting ability to work or claim benefits

The Guardian - UK

Home Office immigration database errors hit more than 76,000 people

Names, photos and immigration status being mixed up, preventing people applying for jobs and housing

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Call for refugees in UK to have twice as long to find homes after hotel evictions

Exclusive: Charities say Home Office should allow 56 days after near 1,000% rise in rough sleeping among accommodation leavers

Evening Standard

Home Office use of GPS tag on father-of-five found unlawful in first court case of its kind

The Home Office failed to regularly review the tag, which was non-functional for a period of 197 days

Evening Standard

Minister defends plan to pay thousands for migrants to go to Rwanda voluntarily

Labour says ministers are admitting defeat on their controversial deportation plan

The Guardian - UK

Palestinian citizen of Israel granted UK asylum in case said to be unprecedented

‘Hasan’, 24, argued he would face persecution in Israel on grounds of his race, faith and its ‘apartheid regime’

The Guardian - UK

Civil servants threaten ministers with legal action over Rwanda bill

Union says Home Office staff could be in breach of international law if they implement deportations

The Guardian - UK

Home Office food provision leaving some asylum seekers malnourished – report

Research claims people have been hospitalised and children are ‘crying with hunger’ due to poor quality of food from contractors

The Guardian - UK

Home Office to accept calls for inquiry into asylum seeker centre, say sources

Ministers said to have dropped opposition to inquiry into alleged assaults and mistreatment of people at Manston centre

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