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. Asylum grant rates are outdated because the government has tried to avoid processing claims by small boat migrants Clare Moseley, founder of the Care4Calais charity, said the government had created the backlog through its failure to process asylum claims and attempt to declare small boat migrants “inadmissible” – despite having nowhere to send them. Home Office officials said no one would be refused asylum on the basis of the questionnaire alone, and will have a “substantive interview” if the answers are insufficient for a grant.

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Number of people claiming asylum in UK hits record high
1 month ago

Number of people claiming asylum in UK hits record high

The Independent  

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Almost 63,000 asylum seekers whose cases were held by Tory government could be given permission to remain by Labour
5 months, 2 weeks 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 …

The UK government’s controversial asylum seeker policy
10 months, 2 weeks ago

The UK government’s controversial asylum seeker policy

ABC  

KATHRYN DISS, REPORTER: Anger and fear on the streets of London as the consequences of the Conservative government’s controversial political decision set in. KATHRYN DISS: Even though the first flights aren’t due to leave until July, immigration officials have started detaining asylum seekers. KATHRYN DISS: Back at the protest, 27-year-old Nik Mohammad Noori is among those asylum seekers fearful of …

Asylum seekers in Europe reached a 7-year high last year. Syrians and Afghans file most claims
1 year, 1 month ago

Asylum seekers in Europe reached a 7-year high last year. Syrians and Afghans file most claims

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The number of asylum seekers in Europe reached a seven-year high last year, with more than 1.1 million people applying for international protection in 2023, most of them Syrian nationals, the European Union said Wednesday. The agency said 181,000 Syrians sought asylum last year — a 38% rise from 2022 — while Afghan nationals made up the second …

Home Office ‘chaos’ as at least 55,500 asylum seekers stuck in new Rwanda backlog
1 year, 1 month ago

Home Office ‘chaos’ as at least 55,500 asylum seekers stuck in new Rwanda backlog

The Independent  

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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: …

Rishi Sunak engulfed by row over ‘false’ asylum statistics as 100,000 migrants still stuck in backlog
1 year, 2 months ago

Rishi Sunak engulfed by row over ‘false’ asylum statistics as 100,000 migrants still stuck in backlog

The Independent  

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Rishi Sunak under fire over ‘misleading’ claim to have cleared asylum backlog
1 year, 2 months ago

Rishi Sunak under fire over ‘misleading’ claim to have cleared asylum backlog

The Independent  

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Sunak under fire over ‘false’ claim to have cleared asylum backlog
1 year, 3 months ago

Sunak under fire over ‘false’ claim to have cleared asylum backlog

The Telegraph  

Rishi Sunak claimed on Monday to have delivered on his pledge to clear a backlog of asylum claims, despite 4,500 cases still awaiting a decision. In December 2022, the Prime Minister pledged to “abolish” the backlog of more than 91,000 outstanding “legacy” asylum cases older than June 2022 by the end of 2023. The Home Office claimed the backlog had …

Asylum backlog of older cases down by nearly half since July
1 year, 4 months ago

Asylum backlog of older cases down by nearly half since July

The Independent  

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New Cabinet: All parties want stricter return policy for asylum seekers
1 year, 4 months ago

New Cabinet: All parties want stricter return policy for asylum seekers

NL Times  

Regardless of which Cabinet is formed, all parties want a stricter return policy for asylum seekers who have exhausted all legal remedies and a crackdown on nuisance-causing asylum seekers. VVD, NSC, BBB, and CDA want to reintroduce a two-status system that distinguishes between people who are persecuted because of their political views, religion, or sexual orientation and people fleeing war …

Forcing asylum seekers into shared rooms is unsafe, Sunak warned
1 year, 5 months ago

Forcing asylum seekers into shared rooms is unsafe, Sunak warned

The Independent  

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Effort to clear asylum backlog could shift pressure to elsewhere in system – MPs
1 year, 5 months ago

Effort to clear asylum backlog could shift pressure to elsewhere in system – MPs

The Independent  

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Sunak insists his ‘Stop the Boats’ pledge will cut ‘unacceptable’ asylum bill
1 year, 7 months ago

Sunak insists his ‘Stop the Boats’ pledge will cut ‘unacceptable’ asylum bill

The Independent  

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Asylum backlog reaches new record high
1 year, 7 months ago

Asylum backlog reaches new record high

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 accused of ‘disastrous failure’ as 50,000 asylum seekers in hotels
1 year, 7 months ago

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

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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Government cutting asylum backlog ‘by the backdoor’ as thousands of claims removed from system
1 year, 7 months ago

Government cutting asylum backlog ‘by the backdoor’ as thousands of claims removed from system

The Independent  

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UK scheme to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda falls over after court challenge
1 year, 9 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 …

Rishi Sunak’s pledge to clear ‘legacy’ asylum backlog on course to fail, watchdog finds
1 year, 9 months ago

Rishi Sunak’s pledge to clear ‘legacy’ asylum backlog on course to fail, watchdog finds

The Independent  

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UK to house hundreds more migrants on barges, Sunak says
1 year, 9 months ago

UK to house hundreds more migrants on barges, Sunak says

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  

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UN report says government deportation bids ‘leave asylum seekers in limbo at a higher cost’
1 year, 10 months ago

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

The Independent  

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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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Sunak says child detention needed under asylum plans to prevent ‘pull factor’
2 years ago

Sunak says child detention needed under asylum plans to prevent ‘pull factor’

The Independent  

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Lineker claim on UK taking ‘far fewer refugees’ than Europe supported by data
2 years ago

Lineker claim on UK taking ‘far fewer refugees’ than Europe supported by data

The Independent  

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Rishi Sunak’s plan to stop small-boat crossings breaks international law, UN says
2 years ago

Rishi Sunak’s plan to stop small-boat crossings breaks international law, UN says

The Independent  

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UK asylum backlog hits new record of 160,000
2 years, 1 month ago

UK asylum backlog hits new record of 160,000

The Independent  

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UK asylum backlog hits new record of 160,000
2 years, 1 month ago

UK asylum backlog hits new record of 160,000

The Independent  

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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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UK’s Sunak vows to clear asylum backlog, return Albanians
2 years, 3 months ago

UK’s Sunak vows to clear asylum backlog, return Albanians

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged Tuesday to clear a backlog of asylum-seeker applications as he announced new measures aimed at curbing the number of migrants reaching the U.K. by crossing the English Channel on small boats. He said Britain received formal assurances from Albania’s government that “they will protect genuine victims and people at risk of re-trafficking, …

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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Sunak to announce plans to tackle asylum backlog and Channel crossings
2 years, 3 months ago

Sunak to announce plans to tackle asylum backlog and Channel crossings

The Independent  

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Labour vows fast-track crackdown on asylum claims from ‘safe’ countries
2 years, 3 months ago

Labour vows fast-track crackdown on asylum claims from ‘safe’ countries

The Independent  

Labour has promised to introduce a new fast-tracking process for migrants from Albania and other “safe” countries in a bid to clear the huge backlog of claims. Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper accused the government of failing to “get any grip” – saying it was time for a fast-track system so “unfounded asylum claims can be rejected and returned in …

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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Asylum hotels chaos caused by ‘failure to plan’ for Channel crossings surge, minister admits
2 years, 4 months ago

Asylum hotels chaos caused by ‘failure to plan’ for Channel crossings surge, minister admits

The Independent  

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Revealed: Asylum seekers waiting more than three years for decisions quadruples
2 years, 4 months ago

Revealed: Asylum seekers waiting more than three years for decisions quadruples

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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Gross mistreatment of asylum seekers seems to be part of Sunak’s plan
2 years, 4 months ago

Gross mistreatment of asylum seekers seems to be part of Sunak’s plan

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Almost 30,000 asylum seekers are waiting to be assessed, nearing 2015 record
2 years, 6 months ago

Almost 30,000 asylum seekers are waiting to be assessed, nearing 2015 record

Dutch News  

Almost 30,000 asylum seekers are waiting to have their cases assessed by the immigration service IND, according to August figures from European statistics agency Eurostat. ‘The longer refugees have to wait for their procedure, the more places are needed in refugee centres,’ spokesman Martijn van der Linden told broadcaster NOS. ‘The fact that the backlog is reaching a new record …

Almost 30,000 asylum seekers are waiting to be assessed, nearing 2015 record
2 years, 6 months ago

Almost 30,000 asylum seekers are waiting to be assessed, nearing 2015 record

Dutch News  

Almost 30,000 asylum seekers are waiting to have their cases assessed by the immigration service IND, according to August figures from European statistics agency Eurostat. ‘The longer refugees have to wait for their procedure, the more places are needed in refugee centres,’ spokesman Martijn van der Linden told broadcaster NOS. ‘The fact that the backlog is reaching a new record …

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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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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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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Most unaccompanied child asylum seekers in NL since refugee crisis
3 years, 6 months ago

Most unaccompanied child asylum seekers in NL since refugee crisis

NL Times  

The number of children who came to the Netherlands on their own to seek asylum is at the highest level its been in five years. That is the highest number since the end of the refugee crisis in 2016, when the Netherlands sheltered 967 unaccompanied children, and almost double the 342 children of last year, AD reports based on figures …

Surge in asylum seekers considered for removal to EU despite UK’s failure to create return deals
3 years, 7 months ago

Surge in asylum seekers considered for removal to EU despite UK’s failure to create return deals

The Independent  

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The asylum seekers condemned to a decade of limbo by Home Office delay
3 years, 7 months ago

The asylum seekers condemned to a decade of limbo by Home Office delay

The Independent  

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Thousands of asylum seekers in UK wait years for verdicts: Report
3 years, 8 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 …

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