Asylum seekers
‘A government intent on cruelty’: Number of people in immigration detention soars
‘A government intent on cruelty’: Number of people in immigration detention soars
New Home Office figures show the number of people being held in immigration detention is up by a quarter on pre-pandemic levels.
Protests planned across country as court rules Rwanda refugee flight can go ahead
Protests planned across country as court rules Rwanda refugee flight can go ahead
The Court of Appeal this afternoon ruled that the flight can go ahead, with just 11 people due to be on board
Charities are taking legal action against the government over its plans to send refugees to Rwanda
Charities are taking legal action against the government over its plans to send refugees to Rwanda
The government is facing multiple challenges over its policy, which has been branded “unlawful”.
The UK has long wanted an Australian refugee system. Here’s how that failed spectacularly.
The UK has long wanted an Australian refugee system. Here’s how that failed spectacularly.
The idea that the UK is ‘full’ when it comes to refugees must be abandoned for good
The idea that the UK is ‘full’ when it comes to refugees must be abandoned for good
‘Migrants are not enemy combatants’: Plans to bring in navy to stop Channel crossings spark anger
‘Migrants are not enemy combatants’: Plans to bring in navy to stop Channel crossings spark anger
Afghans face ‘lottery’ for UK resettlement – with no dates set for further evacuations
Afghans face ‘lottery’ for UK resettlement – with no dates set for further evacuations
Some Afghans ‘won’t be here’ for UK resettlement if scheme is not sped up, MPs told
Some Afghans ‘won’t be here’ for UK resettlement if scheme is not sped up, MPs told
Experts wait on ‘crucial details’ after Afghan resettlement scheme launch confirmed
Experts wait on ‘crucial details’ after Afghan resettlement scheme launch confirmed
What it’s like to have your life put on hold by the Home Office
What it’s like to have your life put on hold by the Home Office
RNLI lifeboat blocked from entering Channel over asylum seeker rescues
RNLI lifeboat blocked from entering Channel over asylum seeker rescues
Demand homeless veterans are housed this Remembrance Day – and everyone else too
Demand homeless veterans are housed this Remembrance Day – and everyone else too
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‘My parents tried to pray for me’: How prejudice is driving LGBTQ+ homelessness
‘My parents tried to pray for me’: How prejudice is driving LGBTQ+ homelessness
‘Detention centres destroy people’s mental health’
‘Detention centres destroy people’s mental health’
The problems with the Nationality and Borders Bill
The problems with the Nationality and Borders Bill
Life as a UK asylum seeker: ‘Will I ever really be safe?’
Life as a UK asylum seeker: ‘Will I ever really be safe?’
Inside the ‘torture’ of the UK immigration system for asylum seekers
Inside the ‘torture’ of the UK immigration system for asylum seekers
Priti Patel’s asylum reform is ‘hard-hearted and cruel’
