The Home Office claims that under the New Plan for Immigration announced last week, serious criminals who ‘pretend’ to be victims of modern slavery in order to stay in the country will find it more difficult to abuse the system. In reality, however...
Since the announcement from the Home Office this week regarding ‘the biggest asylum shake up this country has seen in decades’, human rights campaigners, immigration lawyers, and opposition politicians have widely criticised the lack of compassion...
Child asylum seekers’ mental health is being devastated due to the COVID-induced halt in the UK asylum system. Many are ‘psychologically and physically falling apart’ a new report finds. Last March, asylum claim interviews stalled...
As part of the home secretary’s ‘New Plan for Immigration’, officials will grant indefinite leave to remain to those arriving from approved ‘legal’ routes, hardening the make-believe boundary between those deserving and...
Proposed changes to the deportation appeals process may amount to stricter definitions for appeals on human rights grounds and other measures, making it harder for people seeking asylum to prevent their deportation. This comes as Priti Patel has...
With this weekend marking the partial ending of a much-criticised and legally-challenged project to hold asylum seekers in disused army camps in the UK, the Home Office said nothing more about the closure of one of these sites on Sunday. From 21...
It’s no secret that the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, wants to shake up what she’s called a broken asylum system. Details about what she has in mind are due to be published next week. Speculation is rife and concern at fever pitch over reported plans...
New research carried out and published by the Home Office claims that migrants are abusing the asylum system. Recommendations announced today make preparations for changes to judicial review, rolling back access to protection against government...
In their latest dance to the fiddle of the far-right dog whistle, the Home Office have announced the building of reception centres for people seeking asylum, instead of providing hotels. The latest crackdown on the asylum system has been announced...
This weekend should have been consecrated to vigils nationwide and reflection on how a young woman in London could be killed while making her way home. But it also became a weekend that invited serious criticism over the policing of public...