Asylum

Sudan war exposes hypocrisy of UK government's treatment of asylum seekers
Boy on a cattle farm in south Sudan in 2024.
Ben Whitham

Sudan war exposes hypocrisy of UK government's treatment of asylum seekers

Ben Whitham, senior policy and research officer at Refugee Action, writes that the Sudan war exposes 'racial injustice' in the UK asylum system
People are finally talking about asylum hotels – so why stop now?
A person holding a banner saying 'Refugees Welcome'.
Layla Hussain

People are finally talking about asylum hotels – so why stop now?

Starmer slams false claim veterans are being evicted to house asylum seekers: 'Conspiracy nonsense'
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Starmer slams false claim veterans are being evicted to house asylum seekers: 'Conspiracy nonsense'

Housing asylum seekers in military camps is an expensive mistake – and the Home Office knows it
Julia Savage

Housing asylum seekers in military camps is an expensive mistake – and the Home Office knows it

I wish people like Tommy Robinson could see what life in asylum accommodation is really like
Osman

I wish people like Tommy Robinson could see what life in asylum accommodation is really like

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Would scaling up the UK-France asylum deal really stop the small boats?
Habib from Afghanistan explained that people are only crossing the Channel in small boats because they're desperate
Immigration

Would scaling up the UK-France asylum deal really stop the small boats?

Refugees aren’t given phones or iPads by the government, but here’s why they should be
an iPad
Isaac Costley

Refugees aren’t given phones or iPads by the government, but here’s why they should be

Letters: Don't weaponise violence against women and girls
Letters

Letters: Don't weaponise violence against women and girls

Are asylum seekers 'living it up' in luxury hotels like Rylan says? Here's the reality
Asylum seekers

Are asylum seekers 'living it up' in luxury hotels like Rylan says? Here's the reality

International students could be put in 'danger' by Home Office crackdown on asylum claims
Sam Pordale with a fellow student campaigner. Image: Sam Pordale
Asylum seekers

International students could be put in 'danger' by Home Office crackdown on asylum claims

I'm a survivor of domestic violence. Asylum hotel protests do not speak for me – or protect me
domestic abuse
Domestic Violence

I'm a survivor of domestic violence. Asylum hotel protests do not speak for me – or protect me

Could the UK government end use of asylum hotels by 2026?
Asylum hotels

Could the UK government end use of asylum hotels by 2026?

What the Epping asylum seeker hotel ruling means for Britain
Asylum hotels

What the Epping asylum seeker hotel ruling means for Britain

Scapegoating asylum seekers is not the answer to violence against women and girls
Cat Linton

Scapegoating asylum seekers is not the answer to violence against women and girls

Are thousands of asylum seekers about to be kicked out of hotels?
asylum hotels protesters
Immigration

Are thousands of asylum seekers about to be kicked out of hotels?

Asylum hotel court ruling risks letting 'violent mobs dictate government policy', experts say
Far-right anti-immigration protestors scuffle with a cordon of riot police outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex
Asylum hotels

Asylum hotel court ruling risks letting 'violent mobs dictate government policy', experts say

Asylum hotel protests are spreading. Who's really behind them?
Asylum hotels

Asylum hotel protests are spreading. Who's really behind them?

I fled Sri Lanka after surviving torture. This is how food and family helped me rebuild my life
Nafa

I fled Sri Lanka after surviving torture. This is how food and family helped me rebuild my life

I'm a gay asylum seeker – the UK's immigration system is designed to dehumanise people like me
immigration and refugeee rights protestors hold up placards reading:
Immigration

I'm a gay asylum seeker – the UK's immigration system is designed to dehumanise people like me

If Labour really wants to protect women, it must restore domestic workers' rights
Marissa Begonia

If Labour really wants to protect women, it must restore domestic workers' rights