Young refugee spent winter on London streets due to ‘secret’ hotel eviction rule Home Office now must give notice of its discretion to extend 28-day deadline, which it did not do for 19-year-old The Guardian - UK · Mar 5
Migrant stabbed bank customer to death after his asylum application was rejected Somali national Haybe Cabdiraxmaan Nur paid €400 to travel to the UK last year The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025
Ten assaults a day on asylum seekers in Home Office care, figures reveal Exclusive: There were 380 safeguarding referrals of victims of hate crimes from January 2023 to August 2024 The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2025
'Beyond my dreams': Kenyan man shares moving story of finding home in Scotland Kenyan man Michael Muriithi Mwangi is determined to spread his positive story of moving to Scotland amid negative immigration headlines. The National (Scotland) · Mar 30, 2025
Children experiencing malnutrition and stunted growth in Home Office asylum hotels Nearly 1,500 complaints escalated by help service to Home Office accommodation providers last year, new data reveals The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2025
Refugees ‘at risk of destitution’ and struggling to access services after eVisa switch, charities warn Exclusive: One Sudanese refugee is facing eviction from Home Office accommodation but has no eVisa to prove his immigration status The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2025
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 The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2024
First asylum seekers back on board Bibby Stockholm after Legionella evacuation The Home Office said tests for the bacteria had been completed ahead of the return of the occupants to the barge moored in Dorset. The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023
Protesters gather as asylum seekers brought back to Bibby Stockholm barge It has been more than two months since the vessel was evacuated following the discovery of Legionella bacteria in the water supply. The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023
Rise in outsourced UK government services failing to meet standards Exclusive: Concerns raised over contracts for supporting asylum seekers, educating young offenders and providing prison food The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2023
Home Office accused of ‘blocking’ MPs from helping asylum seeker constituents Exclusive: The Home Office is ‘putting more barriers’ in the way of vulnerable people seeking help, a Labour MP claimed The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2023
Teenage girl 'scarred for life' with chemical burns at migrant facility A CHARITY says it is concerned by a report which reveals people at Kent processing centres were unable to wash for days and one teenage girl was… The National (Scotland) · Dec 4, 2022
Teenager ‘scarred for life’ after chemical burns went untreated at migrant processing centre Girl, 16, with fuel burns on her legs left wearing wet clothes for two days, inspection report finds The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2022
Migrant charity concerned after teenager ‘scarred for life’ at processing centre A report, which details inspections carried out at three Kent migrant processing units in 2021, was published this week The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2022 ‘It just rings and rings’: Home Office helpline for asylum seekers rated inadequate Refugees and support workers say Home Office-funded service ‘torment’, with some callers left on hold for up to three hours
Daily Mirror · Oct 27, 2022 Refugees go 'without meals' as hotel serves 'rotten' food and 'slop in plastic' Refugees claim they have been left for days without food after their hotel provided mouldy and rotten meals that were 'inedible'
Belfast Live · Aug 27, 2022 Antrim Coast Half Marathon: Refugee who calls Belfast home hoping to beat Mo Farah time Eskander ran for an hour in total darkness the night the military burned down his family home but now runs in NI for the joy of the sport
The National (Scotland) · Jul 24, 2022 Outcry as thousands are held under immigration powers by Police Scotland MORE than 3000 people – including asylum seekers – have been held in police cells for up to 72 hours under immigration powers over the past five…
Belfast Live · Jul 23, 2022 The Earth's Corr: Politicians as much to blame for allowing 40 years of climate lies from Big Oil "I think it’s the moral equivalent of a war crime… The consequences of what they’ve done are just almost unimaginable' - Al Gore
The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2022 Ethiopian granted asylum in Northern Ireland after fleeing torture will take on Mo Farah for adopted country Eskander Turki, 29, has a “dream life” in Belfast, where he met his wife, chef Amina Ahmed, 25, in the summer of 2021 and works as an ice cream maker
Wales Online · Jun 28, 2022 Tortured runner who risked life in dinghy to escape persecution finds 'dream life' in UK Eskander Turki fled his native Ethiopia after being held in an underground cell where he was 'tortured, burned and beaten' for attending a protest
The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2022 Revealed: dozens of vulnerable asylum seekers have died in Home Office housing since 2020 Data shows number of deaths is higher than admitted as experts question safeguarding and fear chances to save lives were missed
Belfast Live · Jun 23, 2022 Art unveiled in London shows refugee's journey to safety in Belfast The third piece illustrates him claiming asylum and settling in Northern Ireland, where he took up long-distance running
The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022 Immersive art unveiled on London’s Southbank shows refugee’s journey to safety The three-dimensional artworks were inspired by long-distance runner Eskander Turki’s journey to the UK from Ethiopia.
The Independent UK · May 18, 2022 Charity launches poster project to highlight loneliness of migrants It focuses on four male refugees and the people they miss.