Asylum seekers
Afghans face 'lottery' for UK resettlement - with no dates set for further evacuations
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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
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Some Afghans 'won't be here' for UK resettlement if scheme is not sped up, MPs told
Campaigners slam Priti Patel’s ‘flawed and dangerous’ plan to x-ray asylum seekers to verify their age
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Campaigners slam Priti Patel’s ‘flawed and dangerous’ plan to x-ray asylum seekers to verify their age
Experts wait on ‘crucial details’ after Afghan resettlement scheme launch confirmed
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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
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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
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RNLI lifeboat blocked from entering Channel over asylum seeker rescues
Plans to remove British citizenship without notice 'would repeat Windrush mistakes'
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Plans to remove British citizenship without notice 'would repeat Windrush mistakes'
Demand homeless veterans are housed this Remembrance Day – and everyone else too
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Demand homeless veterans are housed this Remembrance Day – and everyone else too
Climate change is forcing more people out of their homes than war
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Climate change is forcing more people out of their homes than war
Ministers ‘happy to spend millions on drones’ but ignore refugees in Budget
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Ministers ‘happy to spend millions on drones’ but ignore refugees in Budget
Women and LGBTQ+ people in Afghanistan are still waiting for the UK refugees scheme to open
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Women and LGBTQ+ people in Afghanistan are still waiting for the UK refugees scheme to open
'My parents tried to pray for me': How prejudice is driving LGBTQ+ homelessness
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'My parents tried to pray for me': How prejudice is driving LGBTQ+ homelessness
The London art studio offering asylum seekers and refugees freedom on a page
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The London art studio offering asylum seekers and refugees freedom on a page
'Detention centres destroy people's mental health'
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'Detention centres destroy people's mental health'
The problems with the Nationality and Borders Bill
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The problems with the Nationality and Borders Bill
Life as a UK asylum seeker: 'Will I ever really be safe?'
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Life as a UK asylum seeker: 'Will I ever really be safe?'
Inside the ‘torture’ of the UK immigration system for asylum seekers
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Inside the ‘torture’ of the UK immigration system for asylum seekers
Priti Patel’s asylum reform is ‘hard-hearted and cruel’
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