Number of Channel boat migrants granted asylum rises 400% in a year after Rishi Sunak's bid to empty expensive hotel rooms
4 months ago

Number of Channel boat migrants granted asylum rises 400% in a year after Rishi Sunak's bid to empty expensive hotel rooms

Daily Mail  

The number of channel boat arrivals being granted asylum rose four-fold in the past year as the former Tory government tried to cut a massive backlog of cases and empty expensive hotel rooms. New Home Office figures released today show that more than 25,000 people were granted asylum in the year to June, up from 6,600 in the same period last year. Nearly all of people arriving in the UK in the year to June 2024 after crossing the English Channel on small boats claimed asylum or were recorded as a dependent on an asylum application, the Home Office said. Home Office figures show a total of 118,882 people were waiting for an initial decision on an asylum application in the UK at the end of June 2024, down by 32 per cent from 175,457 at the end of June 2023, which was the highest figure since current records began in 2010.

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Almost 63,000 asylum seekers whose cases were held by Tory government could be given permission to remain by Labour
2 months, 1 week ago

Almost 63,000 asylum seekers whose cases were held by Tory government could be given permission to remain by Labour

Daily Mail  

Almost 63,000 asylum seekers whose cases were placed on hold by the Tories could be granted permission to stay in Britain under Labour. Of 118,882 asylum seekers who were waiting for a Home Office decision at the general election, 62,801 are likely to secure refugee status here based on current rates, the report said. Almost 63,000 asylum seekers whose cases …

Nearly 500 migrants cross English Channel in one day as nine boats make it to UK with numbers up on this time last year
2 months, 1 week ago

Nearly 500 migrants cross English Channel in one day as nine boats make it to UK with numbers up on this time last year

Daily Mail  

Nearly 500 migrants have made the crossing of the Channel to the UK in one day. According to Home Office figures, a total of 471 people arrived in nine boats on Saturday October 12, following 142 in two boats on Friday. Nearly 500 migrants have made the crossing of the Channel to the UK in one day According to Home …

More migrants arrive in UK on small boats - bringing total since Labour took office to over 11,000
2 months, 2 weeks ago

More migrants arrive in UK on small boats - bringing total since Labour took office to over 11,000

Daily Mail  

Dozens of migrants have been intercepted after crossing the English Channel, bringing the total this year to 25,244 - including more than 11,000 since Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister. This comes as Yvette Cooper said more migrants would be removed from Britain thanks to a new agreement with other G7 countries. A group of people thought to be migrants …

Channel migrants will be housed in hotels at the taxpayers' expense 'for three more years'
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Channel migrants will be housed in hotels at the taxpayers' expense 'for three more years'

Daily Mail  

Channel migrants will be housed in hotels at the taxpayers' expense for up to three more years, it was reported last night. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper privately believes the backlog will take more time than initially expected to work through, with a knock-on effect on closing migrant hotels, the Times reported. A group of people thought to be migrants leave …

Labour piles £15m into deportation deals for small boat migrants in 11 countries
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour piles £15m into deportation deals for small boat migrants in 11 countries

The Independent  

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Labour is accused of 'undoing Tories work' on tackling Channel crisis - as 25,300 small boat migrants granted asylum in just one year
4 months ago

Labour is accused of 'undoing Tories work' on tackling Channel crisis - as 25,300 small boat migrants granted asylum in just one year

Daily Mail  

The number of Channel migrants winning permission to stay indefinitely in Britain has quadrupled as efforts to increase deportations have stalled. Home Office data revealed more than 25,300 people who arrived by small boat were granted asylum or another type of humanitarian protection in the year to June – making up a third of all types of asylum claims in …

Small boat arrivals fell by a third in Rishi Sunak’s last year of power piling pressure on Labour
4 months ago

Small boat arrivals fell by a third in Rishi Sunak’s last year of power piling pressure on Labour

The Independent  

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Record number of migrants granted asylum
4 months ago

Record number of migrants granted asylum

The Telegraph  

The number of asylum seekers being granted refugee status has hit the highest level since records began nearly 40 years ago. Official figures, published on Thursday, showed that 67,978 asylum claims were granted by the Home Office in the year to June – more than triple the 21,436 in the previous year. Home Office caseworkers made just under 92,000 initial …

UK to stop using Bibby Stockholm barge to house asylum seekers
5 months ago

UK to stop using Bibby Stockholm barge to house asylum seekers

Al Jazeera  

The vessel was introduced by the previous gov’t to house people seeking asylum while their claims are being processed. The United Kingdom’s new Labour government has announced that it will stop housing people seeking asylum in the country on a controversial accommodation barge from next year as it tries to clear a backlog of asylum requests. The use of the …

Labour to allow 100,000 migrants to apply for asylum
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour to allow 100,000 migrants to apply for asylum

The Telegraph  

Their arrival takes the total who have crossed the Channel so far this year to a record 13,600 for this point in the year, the highest since the first migrants crossed in January 2018. Asked if those arriving by small boats would now have the right to claim asylum, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “We need to ensure that …

More than 1,200 migrants have crossed the English Channel in 20 boats in the past week - as total on Rishi Sunak's watch nears 50,000 milestone
6 months ago

More than 1,200 migrants have crossed the English Channel in 20 boats in the past week - as total on Rishi Sunak's watch nears 50,000 milestone

Daily Mail  

More than 1,200 migrants crossed the English Channel on 20 small boats over the past seven days, new Home Office figures have shown. Pictured a UK Border Force vessel arriving in Dover yesterday afternoon So far this year, almost 13,000 migrants have arrived on small boats On the morning after the bill passed on April 22, Home Secretary James Cleverley …

Nearly 300 migrants have already been intercepted crossing the English Channel in first five days of this month - and more than 80,000 since Government first struck Rwanda deal
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Nearly 300 migrants have already been intercepted crossing the English Channel in first five days of this month - and more than 80,000 since Government first struck Rwanda deal

Daily Mail  

More than 80,000 migrants have successfully crossed the English Channel on small boats since the Government announced their controversial Rwanda asylum policy in April 2022. Since January 1, almost 11,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel on small boats The migrants are detected and picked up by the coast guard, the RNLI or Border Force vessels while on their perilous …

Legal net migration fell by 10 per cent last year but it's still at 685,000 - as graphic shows which countries the most arrivals came from
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Legal net migration fell by 10 per cent last year but it's still at 685,000 - as graphic shows which countries the most arrivals came from

Daily Mail  

Legal migration fell by 10 per cent last year, according to figures seized on by the Tories as proof that their plan to cut numbers is working. Net migration – the number of people moving to Britain minus those leaving – dropped from a record 764,000 in 2022 to 685,000, data from the Office for National Statistics showed. Home Secretary …

Record number of migrants cross Channel as arrivals surge by 30pc
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Record number of migrants cross Channel as arrivals surge by 30pc

The Telegraph  

A record number of more than 7,500 migrants crossed the Channel in the first four months of the year, provisional Home Office figures showed. Some 268 arrivals in small boats were recorded on Tuesday bringing the total for April to 2,132 migrants who came across in 42 boats, an average for last month of 51 people per boat. A Home …

Some of the five migrants killed trying to get to Britain were CRUSHED to death on board the tiny boat: French investigators say some victims suffocated while others drowned
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Some of the five migrants killed trying to get to Britain were CRUSHED to death on board the tiny boat: French investigators say some victims suffocated while others drowned

Daily Mail  

Five migrants trying to get to Britain on a small boat suffocated due to the mass of people already on board, French investigators have said. The scene in northern France as migrants try to board boats Once the migrants were in the boat, the officers said there was nothing more they could do A dingy crammed with migrants was seen …

Small boat channel crossings top 5,000 in record start to 2024
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Small boat channel crossings top 5,000 in record start to 2024

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rishi Sunak’s pledge to “stop the boats” is in tatters after …

Almost 5,000 migrants have crossed the Channel in 2024
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Almost 5,000 migrants have crossed the Channel in 2024

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock said: “A year which started with Rishi Sunak and …

Migrant crossings of English Channel declined by more than a third in 2023, UK government says
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Migrant crossings of English Channel declined by more than a third in 2023, UK government says

Associated Press  

LONDON — The number of migrants crossing the English Channel in 2023 fell by more than a third from the previous year, marking the first decline since current record-keeping began, the British government said. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made “stop the boats” one of his top priorities as his conservative government has pushed strict immigration laws to curb the …

Three-quarters of small boat arrivals would be granted asylum, study suggests
1 year, 2 months ago

Three-quarters of small boat arrivals would be granted asylum, study suggests

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The study by the Refugee Council also found that once the Illegal Migration Act …

Bibby Stockholm: Most asylum seekers housed on ‘deterrent’ barge are not small boat migrants
1 year, 4 months ago

Bibby Stockholm: Most asylum seekers housed on ‘deterrent’ barge are not small boat migrants

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Inside the Bibby Stockholm asylum barge Labour said the barge had become a “symbol …

Small boat crossings of the English Channel: Key numbers
1 year, 4 months ago

Small boat crossings of the English Channel: Key numbers

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Males accounted for 88% of …

Channel migrant arrivals hit 100,000 since 2018
1 year, 4 months ago

Channel migrant arrivals hit 100,000 since 2018

The Telegraph  

More than 100,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats in the past five years. Around 600 migrants travelling in at least 11 boats are believed to have arrived on Thursday as people smugglers took advantage of clear skies and calmer seas after four days of rain and high winds scuppered crossings. The landmark total coincides with the …

Ministers accused of ‘disastrous failure’ as 50,000 asylum seekers in hotels
1 year, 4 months ago

Ministers accused of ‘disastrous failure’ as 50,000 asylum seekers in hotels

The Independent  

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Labour would use barges to house asylum seekers for a 'very short' period while backlog is tackled, shadow immigration minister says
1 year, 4 months ago

Labour would use barges to house asylum seekers for a 'very short' period while backlog is tackled, shadow immigration minister says

Daily Mail  

Labour would use barges to house asylum seekers for a 'very short' period while the backlog is tackled, the shadow immigration minister has said. Stephen Kinnock said former military bases would also continue to be used for a period of possibly around six months during work to bring down claims delays from a record high. Stephen Kinnock said former military …

UK moves asylum seekers to barge despite humanitarian concerns
1 year, 4 months ago

UK moves asylum seekers to barge despite humanitarian concerns

Al Jazeera  

The large residential barge will only house single men and provide ‘basic and functional’ accommodation. The United Kingdom has begun moving some asylum seekers onto a large residential barge on its southern coast, as part of plans to use cheaper alternatives to hotels as temporary accommodation while asylum claims are processed. The government says it wants to limit the pull …

Ministers ‘would take until 2036 to removed failed asylum seekers at current rate’
1 year, 4 months ago

Ministers ‘would take until 2036 to removed failed asylum seekers at current rate’

The Independent  

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UK barge to house asylum-seekers is branded a death trap
1 year, 4 months ago

UK barge to house asylum-seekers is branded a death trap

CNN  

London CNN — A barge on which the United Kingdom government plans to house hundreds of asylum-seekers has been described as a “death trap” by the country’s Fire Brigades Union. “Vessels like this are not designed for large numbers like this,” Selby said, explaining that the barge has been “retrofitted” for 222 people, not the 500 people the government plans …

A vessel to accommodate asylum-seekers docks in UK as Parliament passes controversial migration bill
1 year, 5 months ago

A vessel to accommodate asylum-seekers docks in UK as Parliament passes controversial migration bill

Associated Press  

LONDON — A vessel that will house up to 500 asylum-seekers arrived Tuesday in England after Parliament passed its long-debated bill to curb migration. The Conservative government has pledged to “stop the boats” — overcrowded dinghies and other small craft that cross from northern France carrying migrants who hope to live in the U.K. More than 45,000 people crossed the …

Docks reject cruise ships intended to house 1,000 asylum seekers
1 year, 5 months ago

Docks reject cruise ships intended to house 1,000 asylum seekers

The Telegraph  

Two cruise ships to house 1,000 migrants have returned to their company after the Government struggled to find ports at which to berth them. The move came as the Home Office said the first 50 asylum seekers will be moved onto the Bibby Stockholm barge, berthed in Portland, Dorset, next week. The Illegal Migration Bill, giving powers to ministers to …

Rishi Sunak hails success of ‘stop the boats’ campaign
1 year, 6 months ago

Rishi Sunak hails success of ‘stop the boats’ campaign

The Telegraph  

Rishi Sunak is set to claim that the Government’s crackdown on illegal migration is starting to work, with figures understood to show Albanians now make up as few as one per cent of those crossing the Channel. The numbers are down from around 30 per cent of Channel arrivals last year to one or two per cent in the first …

Asylum backlog at record high as charities brand human cost of delays staggering
1 year, 6 months ago

Asylum backlog at record high as charities brand human cost of delays staggering

The Independent  

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Illegal Migration Bill ‘risks breaching international obligations’ – EHRC
1 year, 7 months ago

Illegal Migration Bill ‘risks breaching international obligations’ – EHRC

The Independent  

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Suella Braverman’s numbers on small boats are completely wrong
1 year, 9 months ago

Suella Braverman’s numbers on small boats are completely wrong

The Independent  

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How does the UK government plan to stop the Channel crossings?
1 year, 9 months ago

How does the UK government plan to stop the Channel crossings?

Al Jazeera  

Newly proposed legislation would mean unauthorised arrivals will be prevented from claiming asylum and deported. Home secretary Suella Braverman admitted on Tuesday that the government had “pushed the boundaries of international law” with a bill dubbed the “Illegal Migration Bill” that will bar asylum claims by anyone who reaches the UK by irregular means, and allow the authorities to deport …

UK asylum backlog hits new record of 160,000
1 year, 10 months ago

UK asylum backlog hits new record of 160,000

The Independent  

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Total number of migrants crossing Channel in small boats passes 2,000
1 year, 10 months ago

Total number of migrants crossing Channel in small boats passes 2,000

The Independent  

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4 confirmed dead as migrant boat capsizes in English Channel
2 years ago

4 confirmed dead as migrant boat capsizes in English Channel

Associated Press  

LONDON — A small boat laden with migrants capsized in the dark in the English Channel Wednesday, killing four and increasing calls on the British government to do more to prevent people from risking their lives trying to cross one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. “This is a truly tragic incident.” The British government has been under pressure to …

4 dead after migrant boat capsizes in freezing waters of the English Channel
2 years ago

4 dead after migrant boat capsizes in freezing waters of the English Channel

LA Times  

A small boat laden with migrants capsized in the dark in the English Channel on Wednesday, killing four and prompting new calls for the British government to do more to prevent people from risking their lives trying to cross one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. Helicopters and lifeboats raced from bases in southern England after authorities received reports of …

UK grants highest proportion of asylum claims for 32 years
2 years ago

UK grants highest proportion of asylum claims for 32 years

The Independent  

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Albanians make up just over a third of small boat arrivals in 2022 so far
2 years ago

Albanians make up just over a third of small boat arrivals in 2022 so far

The Independent  

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‘Exponential rise’ in Albanian migrants crossing the Channel this year
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Exponential rise’ in Albanian migrants crossing the Channel this year

The Telegraph  

So far this year, 38,000 people have arrived in the UK in 936 small boats. Tim Loughton, Conservative MP for East Worthing and Shoreham, said during the meeting: “A vast number of people are still not knowing if their claims are going to be successful or not and are residing in the UK at taxpayers’ expense.” Despite being paid £54million …

Backlog of undecided IND asylum applications climbs toward record high
2 years, 2 months ago

Backlog of undecided IND asylum applications climbs toward record high

NL Times  

The number of asylum applications the Immigration and Naturalization Service needs to assess is approaching an all-time high. Only 180 fewer asylum seekers are currently awaiting a decision than during the 2015 asylum crisis, when applications peaked, according to the NOS. This is creating a backlog of asylum seekers who need a temporary place to stay, as shelters become more …

UK to ‘fast track’ deportations of Albanian asylum seekers
2 years, 3 months ago

UK to ‘fast track’ deportations of Albanian asylum seekers

Al Jazeera  

UK’s home secretary unveils new measures aiming to deter Albanians from crossing the English Channel in small boats. The United Kingdom has announced plans to “fast-track” the deportation of Albanian asylum seekers as authorities attempt to tackle a surge in people crossing the English Channel in small boats. British immigration officers will immediately process asylum claims made by Albanians entering …

Number of people awaiting an asylum decision in UK surges by 300% in four years
2 years, 6 months ago

Number of people awaiting an asylum decision in UK surges by 300% in four years

The Independent  

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Record number of migrant boats crossed the English Channel to Britain in 2021
2 years, 11 months ago

Record number of migrant boats crossed the English Channel to Britain in 2021

LA Times  

People believed to be migrants are brought to Dover, in southern England, on Tuesday by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, a maritime charity. At least 28,300 people packed into small boats crossed the English Channel from France to England’s southern coast in 2021, a record number that was triple the previous year’s tally. news agency based on data from Britain’s …

Border Force braced for 22,000 Channel migrants this year
3 years, 4 months ago

Border Force braced for 22,000 Channel migrants this year

Daily Mail  

Border Force have braced for 22,000 Channel migrants this year as record numbers make the dangerous crossing. French patrol crafts have been allowing boats filled with migrants to leave the coast, with sources even suggesting they're 'escorting' dinghies to the edge of British waters. The French lifeboat service, the SNSM, is called out almost daily to help rescue migrants as …

‘Inhumane’: UK plan for tougher asylum system draws criticism
3 years, 8 months ago

‘Inhumane’: UK plan for tougher asylum system draws criticism

Al Jazeera  

The government is attempting crack down on people who arrive by unauthorised routes, such as in small boats or in trucks. Home Secretary Priti Patel said asylum-seekers who come to Britain through organised, Those who enter the country otherwise will only be given temporary permission to stay, will receive limited benefits and will be “regularly reassessed for removal from the …

Proposals to hold newly arrived asylum seekers offshore branded ‘illegal, expensive and illogical’
4 years, 2 months ago

Proposals to hold newly arrived asylum seekers offshore branded ‘illegal, expensive and illogical’

The Independent  

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Ministers accused of 'losing control' of immigration
4 years, 4 months ago

Ministers accused of 'losing control' of immigration

Daily Mail  

The Government has been accused of 'losing control' of illegal immigration, with an asylum policy which is a 'no lose' situation for those who manage to reach Britain. Migration Watch UK, in a report published today, also said only a tiny minority of those who arrived illegally by boat have been removed since Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned last August: …

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