All news on the topic: Asylum Seekers

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New EU migration reform allows deportation of asylum seekers to Tunisia, Egypt, and other “safe” countries
As part of a comprehensive reform of its deportation and migration policies, the EU is suggesting the deportation of asylum seekers to nations the bloc has labeled as "safe third countries," which include Tunisia and Egypt.
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Asylum backlog surges by 500% in two years, with nearly 42,000 rejected seekers awaiting appeal
The number of refused asylum seekers awaiting an appeal decision on their claims has surged by almost 500 percent in the past two years.
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Rioter at asylum hotel sentenced to nine years in prison
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.
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Neo-Nazi sporting Hitler tattoo penned a ‘manifesto’ before attacking an asylum seeker with a knife
A Neo-Nazi wrote his own ‘terrorist manifesto’ before stabbing an asylum seeker in the chest at a hotel.
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Grandfather Peter Lynch jailed over riot outside Rotherham hotel dies in prison
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.
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UK deports record number of Nigerians and Ghanaians on a single flight
Flight comes as news emerges of plan to send asylum seekers who arrive on Chagos Islands to British territory of Saint Helena
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Wife of Tory councillor sentenced to jail for inciting racial hatred following Southport attack
Lucy Connolly called for mass deportations and arson attacks in expletive-ridden social media post
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An ISIS terror suspect is forcibly removed from a police helicopter and taken away by authorities
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.
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British government to boost fight against illegal migrants
UK government to boost staff, crack down on employers, in bid to fight people smuggling.
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Asylum seekers ’slept in the woods’ as rioters attacked Rotherham hotel in a ’disgusting display of thuggery’
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".
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Home Office threatened to deport man likely to be a key witness in the Bibby Stockholm inquest
Yusuf Deen Kargbo was roomate of Leonard Farruku and almost certainly last person to have seen him alive
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’Inhumane’ Bibby Stockholm asylum barge to be shut down after costing millions
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
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UK government urged to create ‘safe and legal’ asylum route as poll shows public support
Survey finds support for proposal that would allow in up to 40,000 a year with strong asylum claims and ties to Britain
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Asylum seekers resort to hiding or fleeing to Ireland to evade UK Rwanda detentions
Charities fear ‘increasing risks of destitution and exploitation’ of refugees as they go into hiding
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First asylum seeker flown to Rwanda after receiving £3,000 for voluntary commercial plane departure
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
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UK ministers acknowledge detention of asylum seekers to be sent to Rwanda
Guardian understands dozens of detentions have taken place across the UK this week, prompting demonstrations
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Hundreds of US citizens apply for asylum in UK with one in seven claims granted
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
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'Tory failure to respect asylum seekers has led to acid attacks on our streets'
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
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Prison officers to train contractors in forcing asylum seekers onto planes
Government contractor Mitie, which runs immigration detention centres, is hiring “use of force instructors” to force asylum-seekers on to planes bound for Rwanda
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PM slapped down by watchdog after 'misleading' claim asylum backlog is cleared
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
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Five migrants die in Channel trying to reach UK after boat carrying 70 overturns
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
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Rishi Sunak investigated over 'barefaced lie' asylum backlog has been cleared
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
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Asylum seeker found dead on Bibby Stockholm after 'shouting in cabin' is named
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
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Fire tears through historic hotel amid protest over plan to house asylum seekers
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
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'I'm sick of waking up to racist lie that immigrants are our biggest problem'
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