Eviction notices sent to thousands of Afghans in hotels warning they will become ‘trespassers’ in months Contingency plans urgently needed if Afghans cannot find homes by August, councils warn The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2023
Catalogue of failings in Home Office’s ‘flawed’ asylum system revealed in UN report UN Refugee Agency uncovers cases in which trafficking victims were missed and a child victim of sexual abuse was given no support The Independent UK · May 31, 2023
Failed attempts to deport small boat migrants causing ‘costly limbo’, damning report finds Only 23 asylum seekers deported under policy that has so far delayed over 27,000 claims, official figures show The Independent UK · May 31, 2023
Tory fury as civil servants threaten unprecedented strike over Rwanda policy Possible walk-outs over asylum policy ‘appalling’ and ‘unacceptable’, say senior Conservatives The Independent UK · May 31, 2023
Manston asylum centre could be overwhelmed again within weeks, staff warn Exclusive: Staff at processing centre say lack of ‘upstream accommodation’ could see return to conditions that led to disease and violence The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2023
'My brother was a criminal, but not a bad guy' Johnny Gerrard Kock was found dead in his cell while serving a 25-year sentence for drug supply Liverpool Echo · May 30, 2023
Home Office staff could strike if forced to implement ‘unlawful’ Rwanda asylum plan Exclusive: Official says civil servants will not ‘sit back and take’ measures they believe are unlawful The Independent UK · May 30, 2023
‘Shocking’ figures show 8% of muggings result in a charge, say Lib Dems Party’s research shows police did not even find a suspect in 30,079 incidents in England and Wales The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2023
Windrush exhibition opens as questions remain over progress since 2018 scandal A photographic exhibition will share stories to mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks. The Independent UK · May 28, 2023
Home Office aims to deter Channel crossings from Albania with ad campaign Adverts in Albanian will target people considering making the journey across the Channel to the UK without permission. The Independent UK · May 27, 2023
Government targets Albanians crossing Channel with ad campaign critics slam as 'pointless' A refugee charity boss has called on the Home office to 'create more safe routes for refugees to travel here to claim asylum' Wales Online · May 27, 2023
Edinburgh airport passengers warned of disruption as passport e-gates stop working Passport e-gates have failed up and down the country, with passengers at Edinburgh Airport warned of disruption and delays while the Home Office says they can't say what the issue is. Edinburgh Live · May 27, 2023
Community unites to support asylum seekers amid plan to house 300 at hotel “We all agree that this decision is wrong for the local community and for the asylum seekers themselves" Wales Online · May 27, 2023
Home Office confirm passport e-gates at UK airports have stopped working The Home Office has confirmed that electronic passport gates across UK airports have stopped working The National (Scotland) · May 27, 2023
The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2023 Secret Home Office policy to detain people with NHS debt at airport found unlawful Policy was uncovered by defenders of two women repeatedly detained when trying to re-enter the UK
The Independent UK · May 25, 2023 Illegal Migration Bill could see 3,000 detained and deported each month – report The figures reportedly come from leaked briefing papers.
Liverpool Echo · May 25, 2023 Drug baron who imported £1bn of cocaine found dead in prison cell Johnny Gerrard Kock used a fake pond-liner business to import up to 6,000kg of cocaine to Liverpool
The Week · May 25, 2023 Does Labour now have the upper hand on immigration? Net migration to the UK reached a record high last year, opening the Conservative Party up to criticism that it has broken its 2019 manifesto pledge to “take back control” of borders and reduce numbers of migrants.
The Independent UK · May 25, 2023 Asylum backlog at record high as charities brand human cost of delays staggering A minister appeared to suggest faster processing would be likely to lead to an increase in asylum claims from people arriving via illegal routes.
Evening Standard · May 25, 2023 Asylum cases backlog rises by 50 per cent to hit record high Findings from Home Office data come despite government pledges to reduce the backlog
The Independent UK · May 25, 2023 Women and children among latest to cross English Channel in small boats An estimated 100 people have been brought into Dover.
The Independent UK · May 25, 2023 Suella Braverman accused of fresh ministerial code breaches over undisclosed links to Rwanda Exclusive: Home secretary was the director of a charity providing training to Rwandan government lawyers for five years
The Independent UK · May 24, 2023 Boy, 14, among four charged with violent disorder over asylum seeker hotel riot Charges announced as union officials blame home secretary for increasing risk to Home Office staff
Wales Online · May 24, 2023 Stradey Park Hotel in Llanelli 'proposed as potential accommodation for in excess of 300 asylum seekers' The council, politicians and public bodies have said they are 'extremely concerned by the risks' of the proposal
The Independent UK · May 23, 2023 Suella Braverman accused of fresh ministerial code breaches over undisclosed links to Rwanda Exclusive: Home secretary was the director of a charity providing training to Rwandan government lawyers for five years