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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s controversial illegal migration plan is set to become law after the government defeated attempts by parliament's upper house to make changes to the legislation.

The number of refugees worldwide reached record high levels in 2022. More than 108.4 million people have been forced to flee their homes because of violence or persecution. Meanwhile, governments and aid agencies are increasingly using a controversial method of effectively identifying and tracking many refugees.

Conflict-torn Sudan is on the brink of a war that could destabilise the entire region, the United Nations warns.

Since April, more than 170,000 people have fled Sudan across the Chadian border, according to the UN refugee agency UNHCR. As the conflict in Sudan enters its 13th week with no resolution in sight, the agency's staff in Chad only foresee more people coming.

NPR speaks to the family of a Syrian refugee who died along with possibly hundreds of other people in a shipwreck off the Greek coast in June.

The Court of Appeal overturned the High Court’s finding that the east African nation could be considered a ‘safe third country’ for asylum seekers.

What the government’s next legal and political steps might be after the judges struck a blow to its asylum policy

LONDON: The UK government said it would challenge a court ruling on Thursday that blocks its plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, a setback to its controversial bid to cut migrant numbers.

Some of the key findings by the court of appeal – and what they mean

The Court of Appeal has ruled that the government's plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda are unlawful and the country cannot be considered 'safe'

Rishi Sunak said he ‘fundamentally’ disagrees with the Court of Appeal decision and said that ministers would seek permission to appeal.