PRITI PATEL: Enough is enough... the system is broken and we simply have to be tougher on asylum
1 year, 1 month ago

PRITI PATEL: Enough is enough... the system is broken and we simply have to be tougher on asylum

Daily Mail  

The current asylum system is collapsing. The pressures caused by illegal and dangerous routes to claim asylum, facilitated by serious organised criminal gangs exploiting people and profiting from human misery, not only costs lives but undermines public confidence. As Home Secretary in 2021, I created a clear approach, called the New Plan for Immigration, which set out a simple principle: access to the UK's asylum system should be based on genuine need, not on the ability to pay people smugglers. Pictured: Migrants try to cross the Channel Yaqub Ahmed tried to block deportation after five years, 24 court appearances, 20 judges and £85,000 in legal aid The first objective was to increase the fairness of the asylum system so that we can better protect and support those in genuine need of refuge. Mary Harper, BBC's Africa Editor was hired by Ahmed's lawyers to give evidence in Ahmed's appeal to block deportation to Somalia It is vital to tackling the legal merry-go-round in which multiple and often last-minute asylum claims and appeals to the immigration court are made In the case of rapist Yaqub Ahmed, whose victim I had supported, this newspaper reported last year how, after five years, 24 court appearances, 20 judges and £85,000 in legal aid, we then learned that the BBC's Africa Editor was hired by his lawyers to give evidence in his appeal to block deportation to Somalia.

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Being gay isn’t enough to claim asylum, says Suella Braverman
1 year, 6 months ago

Being gay isn’t enough to claim asylum, says Suella Braverman

The Independent  

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Britain facing ‘permanent asylum backlog’ and £5bn accommodation bill under new Tory migration act
1 year, 7 months ago

Britain facing ‘permanent asylum backlog’ and £5bn accommodation bill under new Tory migration act

The Independent  

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Ministers ‘would take until 2036 to removed failed asylum seekers at current rate’
1 year, 7 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Asylum system ‘riddled with abuse’ and needs fundamental change – Jenrick
1 year, 9 months ago

Asylum system ‘riddled with abuse’ and needs fundamental change – Jenrick

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. Mr Jenrick said he does not think it is unreasonable to ask asylum seekers …

Government vows to treat asylum seekers who refuse age assessments as adults
1 year, 11 months ago

Government vows to treat asylum seekers who refuse age assessments as adults

The Independent  

The government is violating recommendations from official advisers by vowing to treat asylum seekers as adults if they refuse controversial biological age assessments. It said asylum seekers must give “informed consent” to any biological tests like X-rays or MRI scans, and face “no automatic assumptions or consequences” from refusing them, adding: “There may be many reasons why an unaccompanied child …

Government to use age checks on child asylum seekers despite warnings they don’t work
2 years ago

Government to use age checks on child asylum seekers despite warnings they don’t work

The Independent  

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UNHCR: Illegal Migration Bill ‘extinguishes’ most refugees’ right to seek asylum
2 years ago

UNHCR: Illegal Migration Bill ‘extinguishes’ most refugees’ right to seek asylum

The Independent  

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Asylum seekers from top countries to be sent questionairres to decide claims after Sunak’s backlog pledge
2 years, 1 month ago

Asylum seekers from top countries to be sent questionairres to decide claims after Sunak’s backlog pledge

The Independent  

Thousands of asylum seekers are to be sent 10-page questionnaires that could be used to decide their claims, as the Home Office struggles to achieve Rishi Sunak’s pledge to clear a record backlog. Home Office officials said “reminders” would be used, but could not confirm that they knew the current address, phone number and contact details of all asylum seekers. …

Migration crackdown comes 8 months after laws the government said would ‘fix broken asylum system’
2 years, 3 months ago

Migration crackdown comes 8 months after laws the government said would ‘fix broken asylum system’

The Independent  

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New migrant measures treat asylum seekers like criminals, campaigners say
2 years, 3 months ago

New migrant measures treat asylum seekers like criminals, campaigners say

The Independent  

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Lock up all cross-Channel asylum seekers indefinitely, Suella Braverman tells PM
2 years, 3 months ago

Lock up all cross-Channel asylum seekers indefinitely, Suella Braverman tells PM

The Independent  

All asylum seekers using “illegal” routes would be locked up indefinitely and banned from ever settling in the UK, under hardline plans backed by the home secretary. Suella Braverman is understood to also endorse recommendations to cap the numbers granted asylum at 20,000 a year and to pull the UK out of the European Convention on Human Rights. In her …

‘Unworkable’ asylum plans backed by Suella Braverman are ‘completely out of step with British values’, refugee charity warns
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Unworkable’ asylum plans backed by Suella Braverman are ‘completely out of step with British values’, refugee charity warns

The Independent  

Extreme plans backed by home secretary Suella Braverman to stop asylum seekers crossing the Channel have been criticised as “unworkable” and “completely out of step with British values”. In a clear bid to pressure Rishi Sunak into taking harsher action on small boat crossings, Ms Braverman has written the foreword to a think tank report which calls for all asylum …

UK grants highest proportion of asylum claims for 32 years
2 years, 4 months ago

UK grants highest proportion of asylum claims for 32 years

The Independent  

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UK’s treatment of asylum seekers must comply with international law, UN says
2 years, 4 months ago

UK’s treatment of asylum seekers must comply with international law, UN says

The Independent  

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Cost of asylum tops £2 billion a year for the first time
2 years, 7 months ago

Cost of asylum tops £2 billion a year for the first time

The Independent  

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Number of people awaiting an asylum decision in UK surges by 300% in four years
2 years, 10 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Priti Patel hails new borders bill and vows to crack down on people-smugglers
2 years, 11 months ago

Priti Patel hails new borders bill and vows to crack down on people-smugglers

Daily Mail  

Priti Patel has hailed the passing by Parliament of a landmark law that she vows will finally fix Britain’s ‘broken’ asylum system. Writing in the Daily Mail, the Home Secretary says the Nationality and Borders Act will crack down on ‘evil’ people-smugglers facilitating dangerous Channel crossings. Home Secretary Priti Patel says the Nationality and Borders Act will crack down on …

MPs fail to halt Priti Patel’s plan to send asylum seekers abroad for processing
3 years ago

MPs fail to halt Priti Patel’s plan to send asylum seekers abroad for processing

The Independent  

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Nationality and Borders Bill: I was stuck in the UK asylum system for four years
3 years ago

Nationality and Borders Bill: I was stuck in the UK asylum system for four years

The Independent  

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Priti Patel’s borders bill will deliver nothing but misery
3 years ago

Priti Patel’s borders bill will deliver nothing but misery

The Independent  

For years, the British government has congratulated itself on its “proud history” of offering protection to those who have fled conflict and persecution. open image in gallery No one can dispute that the UK’s asylum system is broken But is Patel’s “overhaul” of the asylum system going to fix this? “It is really serious in the sense that it is …

Our Broken Refugee Process Is Sending Haitian Asylum Seekers Back to Danger
55 years, 3 months ago

Our Broken Refugee Process Is Sending Haitian Asylum Seekers Back to Danger

Slate  

I first met David in November 2021, while volunteering as an attorney for asylum seekers detained at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Aurora, Colorado. Like many people held in Aurora, David was anxiously waiting for the critical first step in his asylum claim, the credible fear interview. During this high-stakes interview, a government asylum officer decides whether …

Patel’s asylum plans will ‘all but destroy’ UK’s main safe route for refugees
3 years, 2 months ago

Patel’s asylum plans will ‘all but destroy’ UK’s main safe route for refugees

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 Thousands of vulnerable people who have been separated from loved …

Asylum seekers desperate to reach the UK need our help – not overblown rhetoric
3 years, 4 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Priti Patel’s asylum plan will break international law, says UNHCR
3 years, 6 months ago

Priti Patel’s asylum plan will break international law, says UNHCR

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 Priti Patel’s new asylum plan stigmatises those seeking asylum in the …

Thousands of asylum seekers in UK wait years for verdicts: Report
3 years, 9 months ago

Thousands of asylum seekers in UK wait years for verdicts: Report

Al Jazeera  

Refugee Council study reveals that in 2020, more than 33,000 asylum seekers waited a year or longer for a decision. Tens of thousands of people seeking asylum in the United Kingdom are being made to wait for more than a year for a decision, leaving them in a “cruel and unjust” state of limbo, a UK charity has warned. “I …

Labour to oppose Priti Patel’s ‘unconscionable’ plan to detain refugees offshore
3 years, 9 months ago

Labour to oppose Priti Patel’s ‘unconscionable’ plan to detain refugees offshore

The Independent  

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Priti Patel’s new Borders Bill is cruel and won’t stop dangerous Channel crossings
3 years, 9 months ago

Priti Patel’s new Borders Bill is cruel and won’t stop dangerous Channel crossings

The Independent  

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Patel’s asylum plans ‘pose serious threat’ to rule of law and ‘undermine access to justice’, warns Law Society
3 years, 10 months ago

Patel’s asylum plans ‘pose serious threat’ to rule of law and ‘undermine access to justice’, warns Law Society

The Independent  

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UK immigration overhaul slated as ‘vague, unworkable, cruel and potentially unlawful’
3 years, 11 months ago

UK immigration overhaul slated as ‘vague, unworkable, cruel and potentially unlawful’

The Independent  

Immigration and human-rights organisations have slated plans to overhaul the immigration and asylum system as “vague, unworkable, cruel and potentially unlawful”. They say the consultation is “poorly designed, confusing and inaccessible, and uses questions clearly designed to lead people into endorsing Priti Patel’s plans”. It lays out vague, unworkable, cruel and potentially unlawful plans justified by misleading or simply incorrect …

EU countries rule out bilateral asylum deals in blow to Priti Patel’s immigration plans
3 years, 11 months ago

EU countries rule out bilateral asylum deals in blow to Priti Patel’s immigration plans

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 Home Office has said it intends to replace the Dublin Regulation, which allowed …

Refugees face risk of deportation under Priti Patel’s ‘cruel’ asylum overhaul, charities warn
4 years ago

Refugees face risk of deportation under Priti Patel’s ‘cruel’ asylum overhaul, charities warn

The Independent  

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I came to Britain as an asylum seeker – Priti Patel’s cruel plans will punish refugees seeking safety
4 years ago

I came to Britain as an asylum seeker – Priti Patel’s cruel plans will punish refugees seeking safety

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. Under the government’s new proposals, people …

UK plan for tougher asylum-seeker rules draws criticism
4 years ago

UK plan for tougher asylum-seeker rules draws criticism

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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The British government said Wednesday …

Priti Patel vows to overhaul 'broken' asylum system
4 years, 5 months ago

Priti Patel vows to overhaul 'broken' asylum system

Daily Mail  

Priti Patel today vowed to stop people 'taking our country for a ride' by overhauling the 'broken' asylum system and cracking down on migrant crossings. Ms Patel told the conference, being held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic, that 'do gooders and lefty lawyers and the Labour Party' had to stop 'defending the indefensible' on asylum system. Border Force brings …

Conservative conference: Priti Patel sparks alarm with promise to overhaul ‘broken’ asylum system
4 years, 5 months ago

Conservative conference: Priti Patel sparks alarm with promise to overhaul ‘broken’ asylum system

The Independent  

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Asylum seekers who enter UK via Europe will have claims rejected
4 years, 6 months ago

Asylum seekers who enter UK via Europe will have claims rejected

The Telegraph  

It comes as it emerged that migrants seeking asylum in Britain could be processed offshore under plans being developed by Ms Patel. His transit processing centres in "protected zones in third countries" were designed to "deter those who enter the EU illegally and make unfounded asylum applications". Ms Patel reportedly told Tory MPs on a Zoom conference call six weeks …

Nearly 40,000 failed asylum seekers are still in the UK
5 years, 7 months ago

Nearly 40,000 failed asylum seekers are still in the UK

Daily Mail  

Close to 40,000 failed asylum seekers are still residing in the UK despite being targeted for removal, as numbers of those being relocated are revealed to have dropped by half in four years. It has now been acknowledged that many failed asylum seekers across the UK will never leave and in doing so, will form a right to stay. Above …

Trump's new plan for asylum seekers isn't just stupid and xenophobic — it's unworkable
5 years, 8 months ago

Trump's new plan for asylum seekers isn't just stupid and xenophobic — it's unworkable

The Independent  

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Trump administration plans tougher asylum measures for migrants fleeing persecution
5 years, 11 months ago

Trump administration plans tougher asylum measures for migrants fleeing persecution

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Trump administration plans to aggressively push for tougher screening …

Dozens of MPs and 80,000 members of public urge Home Office to reverse decision to refuse child slavery victim asylum
6 years, 11 months ago

Dozens of MPs and 80,000 members of public urge Home Office to reverse decision to refuse child slavery victim asylum

The Independent  

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Net migration is 200,000 higher than Cameron's promise - and we're right to be outraged. It should be more
8 years, 9 months ago

Net migration is 200,000 higher than Cameron's promise - and we're right to be outraged. It should be more

The Independent  

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Asylum policies and the problem of a 'higher purpose'
9 years, 1 month ago

Asylum policies and the problem of a 'higher purpose'

ABC  

The real problem with our asylum policies is not that supporters have a cold-blooded indifference to the plight of others. Pezzullo's personal position is summarised in this passage from his opening statement: The department is well seized of the need to find durable solutions for all who are the victims of exploitative people smugglers - those on Manus Island and …

Theresa May to overhaul asylum seeker process
9 years, 5 months ago

Theresa May to overhaul asylum seeker process

The Independent  

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More than 150 asylum seekers challenge offshore processing policy in High Court
9 years, 7 months ago

More than 150 asylum seekers challenge offshore processing policy in High Court

ABC  

More than 150 asylum seekers are challenging the Federal Government in the High Court over its offshore processing policy. "We're representing a very vulnerable group of people who have been detained offshore in detention in Nauru and in Manus Island have been brought to Australia for medical reasons, some to give birth," HRLC executive director Hugh De Kretser said. You're …

The difference between asylum seekers, refugees and economic migrants
9 years, 7 months ago

The difference between asylum seekers, refugees and economic migrants

The Independent  

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