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: 'We will send you back.' A migrant boat arrived on the Channel coast this morning in a rigid inflatable boat close to the Port of Dover, the 11th day running people have arrived in Kent. The Home Secretary Priti Patel has told Tory MPs that the asylum system is 'broken' as she promised to introduce laws that would 'send the left into meltdown'. The Home Secretary Priti Patel has told Tory MPs that the asylum system is 'broken' as she promised to introduce laws that would 'send the left into meltdown' The Mail revealed in May that it will include measures forcing failed asylum seekers to lodge all their grounds for appeal at the beginning of a case, rather than being able to drip-feed new elements of a claim in order to delay a final ruling and avoid removal from the UK.

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Britain has most illegal migrants in Europe, study finds
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Britain has most illegal migrants in Europe, study finds

The Telegraph  

Senior Tories demanded that Sir Keir Starmer rethink Labour’s approach after the Prime Minister scrapped a scheme in which asylum seekers would have been sent to Rwanda while they were processed. James Cleverly, the shadow home secretary, said: “We need to deter people from coming here illegally and to root them out of our economy when they are here.” Robert …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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
8 months 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 …

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 …

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  

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. Read our privacy policy Labour has accused the Government of “disastrous failure” over its …

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  

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 The government would take until 2036 to remove failed asylum seekers …

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 …

UK scheme to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda falls over after court challenge
1 year, 5 months ago

UK scheme to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda falls over after court challenge

ABC  

The UK government's plan to resettle asylum seekers in Rwanda has been deemed unlawful, after advocates challenged the policy in the courts. Key points: The court ruled that 'deficiencies' in the Rwandan asylum seeker system meant it was not a viable third country for resettlement Rishi Sunak has vowed to appeal the decision Last year, the ECHR imposed an injuction …

UN report says government deportation bids ‘leave asylum seekers in limbo at a higher cost’
1 year, 6 months ago

UN report says government deportation bids ‘leave asylum seekers in limbo at a higher cost’

The Independent  

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UK justifies its asylum policy following a Nazi comparison
1 year, 9 months ago

UK justifies its asylum policy following a Nazi comparison

Firstpost  

Presenting the Illegal Migration Bill in parliament, Home Secretary Suella Braverman attached a letter conceding that she could not confirm yet whether the plan respected European human rights law London: Britain Wednesday hit back at critics including the United Nations and football presenter Gary Lineker, after he compared its new plan on illegal immigration to the rhetoric of Nazi-era Germany. …

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 …

UK to seek asylum ban on refugees crossing the English Channel
2 years, 2 months ago

UK to seek asylum ban on refugees crossing the English Channel

Al Jazeera  

Home secretary wants blanket ban on anyone entering the UK irregularly, such as on small boats crossing from France. British Home Secretary Suella Braverman has set out plans for new powers which would ban refugees who cross the English Channel from claiming asylum and said it was her “dream” to see a government flight deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda. “I …

Asylum seekers desperate to reach the UK need our help – not overblown rhetoric
3 years ago

Asylum seekers desperate to reach the UK need our help – not overblown rhetoric

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. There are undoubtedly more asylum seekers …

Most people who cross Channel in small boats are refugees, report finds
3 years, 1 month ago

Most people who cross Channel in small boats are refugees, report finds

The Independent  

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‘Inhumane’: UK plan for tougher asylum system draws criticism
3 years, 9 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  

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. Read our privacy policy Proposals to hold newly arrived asylum seekers on disused ferries …

Exclusive: Boris Johnson told to overhaul 'not fit for purpose' asylum system
4 years, 4 months ago

Exclusive: Boris Johnson told to overhaul 'not fit for purpose' asylum system

The Telegraph  

Boris Johnson must form a new "root and branch" asylum-seeking Bill that ends all claims if migrants pass through safe countries, more than 40 Conservative MPs have said. In a letter seen by The Telegraph, the newly formed Common Sense Group of MPs urged the Prime Minister to overhaul the UK’s asylum system that they claim “is unfit for purpose”. …

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