Asylum seekers

I am a British citizen and have lived in the UK for 20 years. But as a refugee, I feel afraid here
Union Jacks line the streets of central London.
Dine

I am a British citizen and have lived in the UK for 20 years. But as a refugee, I feel afraid here

Dine has built a life in the UK and found a home here over the last 20 years, but policy changes made by the Home Office alongside far-right violence have left refugees afraid for their safety
No room at the inn for refugees? Many Brits are happy to welcome strangers in need
Dr Krish Kandiah

No room at the inn for refugees? Many Brits are happy to welcome strangers in need

UK asylum system delays and inefficiencies found to be 'wasting public funds' and 'harming lives'
Habib from Afghanistan explained that people are only crossing the Channel in small boats because they're desperate
Asylum seekers

UK asylum system delays and inefficiencies found to be 'wasting public funds' and 'harming lives'

UK wants to seize asylum seekers' possessions to pay for support. It's an old British tradition
Chris Grover

UK wants to seize asylum seekers' possessions to pay for support. It's an old British tradition

The government's new immigration 'shake up' will only punish torture survivors like me
Kolbassia Haoussou

The government's new immigration 'shake up' will only punish torture survivors like me

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Shabana Mahmood's asylum crackdown is enough to make Scrooge blush – but it's not too late to change
British Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood. The Five Country Ministerial 2025 held in Central London
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

Shabana Mahmood's asylum crackdown is enough to make Scrooge blush – but it's not too late to change

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

A single Home Office mistake ruined my teenage years and left me homeless for four years 
Asylum seekers

A single Home Office mistake ruined my teenage years and left me homeless for four years 

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
asylum seekers at former military barracks
Julia Savage

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

Housing refugees properly benefits everyone in society – here's how
a tent on the street
Lauren Aronin

Housing refugees properly benefits everyone in society – here's how

Labour can't out-Reform Reform – it needs to change tack
Nigel Farage
Stephen Walcott

Labour can't out-Reform Reform – it needs to change tack

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

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?

Why the Home Office plan to confine asylum seekers to military barracks is especially cruel
asylum seekers at former military barracks
Ann Salter

Why the Home Office plan to confine asylum seekers to military barracks is especially cruel

Digital ID cards: Why control and surveillance are not the answer to Britain's immigration problem
Rows of flags from across the world
Andreea Dumitrache

Digital ID cards: Why control and surveillance are not the answer to Britain's immigration problem

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

This iconic music venue is helping Manchester's young migrants find their voice
Band on the Wall
Gavin Sharp

This iconic music venue is helping Manchester's young migrants find their voice

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

Asylum seekers can stay at Epping hotel after government overturns court ruling
Epping asylum hotel protesters
Asylum hotels

Asylum seekers can stay at Epping hotel after government overturns court ruling

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From Southport to Epping, social media's failure to act is fuelling racist violence
Naema Malik

From Southport to Epping, social media's failure to act is fuelling racist violence

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

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

Home Office halves time for new refugees to find a home in move 'guaranteed to increase homelessness'
a tent on the street
Homelessness

Home Office halves time for new refugees to find a home in move 'guaranteed to increase homelessness'

The Epping asylum seeker hotel ruling is a planning problem that the government can solve
Lanpro's Faraz Baber
Faraz Baber

The Epping asylum seeker hotel ruling is a planning problem that the government can solve