immigration system
'Is this a hotel or a prison?': Life as an asylum seeker in Home Office accommodation
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'Is this a hotel or a prison?': Life as an asylum seeker in Home Office accommodation
Asylum seekers and migrants face overcrowding, unappetising food and mental and physical health struggles in Home Office accommodation
How the Illegal Migration Bill could 'traumatise' refugees and asylum seekers
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How the Illegal Migration Bill could 'traumatise' refugees and asylum seekers
How an asylum seeker channelled his rage at the immigration system and transformed it into a force for good
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How an asylum seeker channelled his rage at the immigration system and transformed it into a force for good
What is happening at the Manston migrant centre?
What is happening at the Manston migrant centre?
Home Office visa delays are 'pushing people into poverty'
Home Office visa delays are 'pushing people into poverty'
'A government intent on cruelty': Number of people in immigration detention soars
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'A government intent on cruelty': Number of people in immigration detention soars
The UK has long wanted an Australian refugee system. Here’s how that failed spectacularly.
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The UK has long wanted an Australian refugee system. Here’s how that failed spectacularly.
Families denied welfare due to immigration rules can now apply for free school meals
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Families denied welfare due to immigration rules can now apply for free school meals
Children of deported people are developing PTSD and depression, report finds
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Children of deported people are developing PTSD and depression, report finds
'Migrants are not enemy combatants': Plans to bring in navy to stop Channel crossings spark anger
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