Following the start of an inspection into the controversial use of two disused army camps as housing for asylum seekers in the UK by immigration watchdogs in mid-February, the charity Positive Action In Housing (PAIH) has compiled an unremittingly...
Recent investigations, carried out by ITV and the Observer exposed serious cases of neglect and abuse in government accommodation which houses asylum seekers. As the claims brought to light urge the Home Office to investigate, the focus is being...
Asylum seekers staged protests at the UK’s two newly established migrant camps last week, and a coronavirus outbreak was reported over the weekend at one of them. On Friday night, at least eight asylum seekers living at Napier Barracks in Folkstone...
A senior Trump administration official who helped implement the 2018 family separation policy at the America-Mexico border, former Deputy General Rod Rosenstein, has issued a statement of regret on Thursday, Current Department of Justice (DOJ)...
Gay and lesbian asylum seekers in the UK may in the future face more obstacles related to their cases compared with other claimants. This is because of changes being made to immigration rules by the Home Office post-Brexit. ‘We are in uncharted...
The government’s mantra when it comes to immigration and deportation has been a tough, ruthless, and inhumane approach to asylum seekers who need safety. Now, the Home Office is doubling down on this approach and legalising this ruthlessness through...
A landmark ruling has seen a person granted refugee status on the basis of their non-binary gender identity for the first time. Equality activists have welcomed the judgement and hope it will make it easier for non-binary people to find a safe home...
According to recent findings uncovered by a lawsuit earlier this month, only an estimated 10 percent of asylum applicants in the US passed their “credible fear” interview over the last six months. This is based on findings from a detention centre in...
Pioneering independent charity, the Joint Council of Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) only recently published its manifesto that is brimming with radical yet reasonable recommendations that the UK government desperately needs to lend its ears to. The...
LBGTQ organisations The Outside Project, Lesbians and Gays Support the Migrants and Micro Rainbow, in their investigation into housing support for LGBTQ asylum seekers the UK, have discovered only 18 beds are on offer for the nearly 2,000...