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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

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.

The Independent UK

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

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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)

Foreign care workers invited to UK ‘exploited on grand scale’, says union

Some of those asked to help fill skills gap say they have been effectively paid as little as £5 an hour and charged unexpected fees

The Guardian - 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

Stalking victims face ‘postcode lottery’ after death of Gracie Spinks – coroner

Matthew Kewley called for changes to be made after Ms Spinks was killed by a former colleague she reported for stalking months earlier.

The Independent UK

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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

‘Many care homes wouldn’t be here without foreign workers:’ fears over Tories’ plans to limit immigration

Proposed policies restricting numbers and rights of foreign health workers create alarm among care home operators

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 Guardian - UK

Afghan asylum claims ’10 times number of those arriving in resettlement schemes’

Campaigners have criticised the Government for ‘failing to help Afghans through the schemes’.

The Independent UK

Which public services will suffer most to pay for Tory tax cuts?

Already squeezed criminal justice system, schools and local government would face painful cuts if chancellor’s sums are to add up

The Guardian - UK

Rise in UK asylum applications looks to have levelled off

Afghanistan was the most common nationality applying for asylum in the UK in the year to September 2023

The Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

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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

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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

Evening Standard

Muriel McKay: Deported killer offers to return to Britain to show family where he buried body

Muriel McKay died after being kidnapped and held at a farmhouse 54 years ago

The Independent UK

Afghans, Iranians and Eritreans most common small boat arrivals this year

Albanians account for 4% of the 2023 total so far, compared with 28% last year.

The Guardian - UK

In the defeat of the Rwanda plan, the entire Tory project lies in tatters

Not just morally objectionable but stupid, the scheme is representative of years of Conservative rule, says author Daniel Trilling

The Independent UK

Asylum backlog of older cases down by nearly half since July

The overall number of applications has fallen from a record high earlier in the year.

The Independent UK

Timeline of Rwanda asylum plan as UK Supreme Court prepares to pass verdict

The Channel migrant crisis continues amid much political debate.

Evening Standard

Supreme Court to rule on Rwanda asylum policy in big moment for Rishi Sunak's premiership

Defeat will be another blow to Rishi Sunak’s promise to ‘stop the boats’

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