All news on the topic: Asylum Seekers

A man who tried to set fire to a hotel housing asylum seekers has been jailed for nine years, the joint-longest prison sentence in connection with the UK’s summer of riots.

A Neo-Nazi wrote his own ‘terrorist manifesto’ before stabbing an asylum seeker in the chest at a hotel.

Peter Lynch was serving a prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to being part of a mob which gathered outside a Holiday Inn Express housing asylum seekers in August.

Flight comes as news emerges of plan to send asylum seekers who arrive on Chagos Islands to British territory of Saint Helena

Lucy Connolly called for mass deportations and arson attacks in expletive-ridden social media post

A 26-year-old man was pictured being dragged from a police helicopter after he turned himself in over the knife attack that left three people dead and eight other injured at a German festival.

UK government to boost staff, crack down on employers, in bid to fight people smuggling.

A senior South Yorkshire Police officer describes "a particularly sickening moment" when a wheelie bin was pushed against the Holiday Inn, which provides accommodation for asylum seekers, and set on fire "with the clear intent to cause serious harm to the residents and staff".

Yusuf Deen Kargbo was roomate of Leonard Farruku and almost certainly last person to have seen him alive

The Bibby Stockholm barge, which is docked in Portland, Dorset, is costing more than £41,000-a-day to lease. It will close in January, the Government has confirmed

Survey finds support for proposal that would allow in up to 40,000 a year with strong asylum claims and ties to Britain

Charities fear ‘increasing risks of destitution and exploitation’ of refugees as they go into hiding

Under a scheme unveiled in March people whose asylum claims have been rejected are being offered cash to move to Rwanda - it is separate to Rishi Sunak’s deportation plan

Guardian understands dozens of detentions have taken place across the UK this week, prompting demonstrations

Home Office figures show 434 Americans have applied for asylum in the UK in the past decade, with one in seven being granted refugee status or similar protections

As a mum and her daughters recover from an horrific attack by a sex offender who's gone on the run, Fleet Street Fox argues he could have been stopped if Tory governments had not axed spending for political reasons

Government contractor Mitie, which runs immigration detention centres, is hiring “use of force instructors” to force asylum-seekers on to planes bound for Rwanda

The Prime Minister was accused of telling a 'barefaced lie' when he tweeted that the asylum backlog had been cleared as figures show thousands are still waiting

A group of 70 people had been trying to get into a small boat to launch from a beach in France, to cross the Channel, but it quickly ran into trouble at sea, leading to five people tragically dying

Ministers claimed to have cleared a 'legacy' backlog of applications made before June 28 last year, but figures show more than 4,500 of these are still waiting an initial decision

Leonard Farruku was being treated “like an animal” on Bibby Stockholm before his death, his sister claims, and his death caused great distress among the other asylum seekers on the barge

The fire at Ross Lake House in Ireland broke out at approximately 11:35pm last night, just days before it was due to accommodate 70 asylum seekers

Darren Lewis is fed up with hearing that stopping the boats is the British people’s biggest priority when most people are more concerned about heating, eating, and the cost of living

Home Secretary James Cleverly's Government flight to Rwanda was delayed last night, which came after months of Tory moans about deportation flights to Rwanda being delayed by judges

Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman claimed she and Rishi Sunak reached an agreement on policies to limit net migration in the run-up to him becoming Prime Minister last autumn, including on a £40,000 minimum salary