Criminals recruiting children to damage Greater Manchester HMOs, police believe Houses being targeted because they are thought to hold immigrants, with dozens of properties affected in recent weeks The Guardian - UK · 8h ago
Countries need to help more people with less aid. Here is a blueprint COMMENT: Humanitarian organisations have a responsibility to demonstrate that money has been spent as promised, and learning from spending it, HRH Infanta Cristina and Antón Leis Garcia write The Independent UK · 12h ago
Fire at proposed asylum seeker accommodation within UK village treated as arson The force said nobody was hurt but the building was ‘severely damaged’ The Independent UK · 18h ago
Interned as ‘enemy aliens’ in Australia, these WWII refugees built their own universities Between transit, immigration detention and life in camps, most refugees and asylum seekers are denied reliable ongoing access to education. The Conversation · Oct 22
State Department Privately Portrays Four Latin American Countries as Safer Than US Cities Despite Travel Warnings An internal State Department assessment privately compares crime in Latin American nations to major U.S. cities, a contrast to public travel warnings that could impact asylum decisions. Latin Times · Oct 22
Zadie Smith among authors letting public bid to name new characters for charity auction Other prizes at Freedom from Torture event include rare Mary Wollstonecraft book illustrated by William Blake The Guardian - UK · Oct 22
Emma Thompson and Greg Wise welcomed a Rwandan refugee into their family Tindyebwa Agaba fled armed rebels, endured imprisonment and arrived in Britain as an asylum seeker before a chance meeting at a Refugee Council Christmas event introduced him to Emma Thompson and Greg Wise. Welcomed into their family life, he went on to pursue higher education and an international career focused… The Times of India · Oct 21
Is 'Be Like Poland' the New MAGA? Polish Officials Link Border Security Control to Country's Public Safety Polish MEP Dominik Tarczyński toured Warsaw and Kraków to promote his 'Be Like Poland' message, criticising France's immigration policy and highlighting Poland's strict asylum approach. International Business Times UK · Oct 19
Peru Moves to Expel Undocumented Venezuelans — But Due Process Questions Remain Unanswered Peru's Fujimori and Venezuela's Rodríguez agreed on deportation flights. What it means for 1.6 million Venezuelans and what's still unresolved. Latin Times · Oct 18
Shabana Mahmood to hold talks with EU over law enforcement cooperation UK home secretary’s meeting comes after PM said he wanted to rejoin European law enforcement databases The Guardian - UK · Oct 18
Netanyahu Blasts Obama Over Claim Israel 'Took Land off People' Stating 'We're Jews in Judea' Netanyahu rebukes Obama over Palestinian land remarks, defending Jewish historical ties as Israel prepares for its October election. International Business Times UK · Oct 18
‘How do we welcome the stranger, with humanity or anger?’ The forgotten Germans who found refuge in Ireland A new play revisits the story of Ireland’s 18th-century German refugees, whose experience of prejudice and exclusion resonates with today’s debates over immigration The Guardian - UK · Oct 18
Project builds bridges to safety for migrant families An initiative to prevent family violence leans on trusted community leaders to help women from migrant and refugee backgrounds connect with services. AAP · Oct 17
Reform activist caught on camera saying Muslims can't be british and asylum seekers should be put in 'concentration camps' The comments were captured by an undercover ITV reporter as part of an investigation into Reform UK Evening Standard · Oct 17
The National (Scotland) · Oct 17 Undercover footage captures Reform UK hopeful’s ‘concentration camps’ remarks A WOULD-BE Reform UK MP told an undercover reporter Muslims could not be British and asylum seekers should be put in “concentration camps”
The Guardian - UK · Oct 17 Reform candidate filmed saying asylum seekers should be put in ‘concentration camps’ Would-be MP recorded telling undercover reporter in ITV investigation that Muslims could not be British
The Independent UK · Oct 17 Reform activist caught on camera saying asylum seekers should be put in 'concentration camps' He also said that being Muslim and British is ‘like oil and water’
Medical Daily · Oct 17 Nearly 2,000 Iowa Refugees Hit by Medicaid Cutoff, Local Groups Estimate, as Counties Point Families to Free Clinics Local groups estimate nearly 2,000 Iowa refugees are affected by the Oct. 1 Medicaid cutoff. Where Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and Sioux City families can find care.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 17 Revealed: French police used UK-funded 4x4 vehicles to charge student protesters French government investigating why cars funded by UK to prevent asylum seekers crossing Channel were used in school protests
The Independent UK · Oct 17 Israel’s attacks on Palestinian UN agency are ‘unprecedented’, says outgoing chief Philippe Lazzarini says Israel’s long-term aim is to erase Palestinian refugee status, warning abolishing UNWRA without an alternative would leave a worrying vacuum
The Guardian - UK · Oct 17 Home Office denies British baby living in Thailand chance to meet great-grandfather in UK British father would like to take his family to Lancashire to see ill relative but officials refused visa for his partner, a refugee from Myanmar
Euronews · Oct 16 Sanchez rejects criticism of Spain's migration policy: 'Words do not match reality' Spain's prime minister defended the country's record on tackling irregular migration amid criticism of its mass regularisation plan, while Ursula von der Leyen called for full implementation of the EU migration and asylum pact.
The National (Scotland) · Oct 16 Scottish Government unveils new funding to help refugee doctors work in NHS The Scottish Government has unveiled new funding to help more refugee doctors living in Scotland train and work for the NHS ...
The National (Scotland) · Oct 16 SNP back calls for buffer zones around asylum hotels in Scotland THE SNP have backed calls for buffer zones around hotels housing asylum seekers in Scotland following a vote at the party's annual conference.
Evening Standard · Oct 16 Fact check: Employment rate and Labour’s asylum hotels record Round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.