Britain's asylum seeker hotspots: Interactive map reveals how many YOUR council has taken in
1 week, 3 days ago

Britain's asylum seeker hotspots: Interactive map reveals how many YOUR council has taken in

Daily Mail  

Hillingdon can today be named as Britain's asylum seeker hotspot. MailOnline's interactive map today reveals the number of asylum seekers supported across the UK as of the end of 2024. The West London borough of Hillingdon is Britain's asylum seeker hotspot Robert Bates, of the Centre for Migration Control, said: 'The research presented here shows that the burden of this crisis is falling disproportionately on the shoulders of communities in the Red Wall and overstretched local councils across the north. Last month the people of a quiet picture-postcard Essex village said they are about to become outnumbered by asylum seekers housed at a former RAF airfield next door. Top ten local authorities with the most asylum seekers, per 10,000 population Hillingdon: 97 Hounslow: 73 Halton: 70 Glasgow City: 67 Coventry: 60 Belfast: 56 Derby: 51 Wolverhampton: 50 Stoke-on-Trent: 49 Hartlepool: 49 In 2023, asylum seekers and refugees made up around 11 per cent of immigrants to the UK.

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Number of people claiming asylum in UK hits record high
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Number of people claiming asylum in UK hits record high

The Independent  

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Mapped: Refugee homelessness on the rise in nearly 100 UK councils
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Mapped: Refugee homelessness on the rise in nearly 100 UK councils

The Independent  

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Strict asylum rules and poor treatment pushing migrants north to U.K.
9 months ago

Strict asylum rules and poor treatment pushing migrants north to U.K.

LA Times  

A group of Kurdish migrants from Iran and Iraq who failed in their attempt to reach the United Kingdom walk back to the town of Ambleteuse in northern France last month. While boat crossings across the channel represent only a tiny fraction of migration to the U.K., France agreed last year to hold migrants back in exchange for hundreds of …

Life inside Essex’s ‘prison-like’ flagship asylum seeker site Wethersfield
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Life inside Essex’s ‘prison-like’ flagship asylum seeker site Wethersfield

The Independent  

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Hundreds of asylum seekers moved off Bibby Stockholm and Wethersfield RAF base in last three months
10 months ago

Hundreds of asylum seekers moved off Bibby Stockholm and Wethersfield RAF base in last three months

The Independent  

Rishi Sunak’s flagship sites to house asylum seekers have been criticised as eye-wateringly expensive, badly run and unsuitable – and now The Independent can reveal that hundreds of migrants have moved out. open image in gallery More than 400 asylum seekers have left RAF Wethersfield in Essex Former home secretary Priti Patel said Wethersfield is “unsuitable for asylum accommodation”, adding: …

The UK government’s controversial asylum seeker policy
10 months, 1 week 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 moved to RAF base despite Home Office court battle over site
1 year, 8 months ago

Asylum seekers moved to RAF base despite Home Office court battle over site

The Independent  

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Home Office planning to house asylum seekers in former prison
1 year, 11 months ago

Home Office planning to house asylum seekers in former prison

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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Asylum seekers in hotel targeted by rioters put under curfew as security increased
2 years, 1 month ago

Asylum seekers in hotel targeted by rioters put under curfew as security increased

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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Ukrainians who have fled to UK placed in asylum hotels
3 years ago

Ukrainians who have fled to UK placed in asylum hotels

The Independent  

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

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

The Independent  

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Asylum seekers being moved to areas ‘at risk of far-right attacks’
3 years, 11 months ago

Asylum seekers being moved to areas ‘at risk of far-right attacks’

The Independent  

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

UK plan for tougher asylum-seeker rules draws criticism

The Independent  

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Asylum seekers risk COVID accessing vital online services but Home Office claims there is no ‘digital divide’
4 years, 1 month ago

Asylum seekers risk COVID accessing vital online services but Home Office claims there is no ‘digital divide’

The Independent  

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Measures to discourage asylum seekers from safe countries draw mixed reactions
4 years, 6 months ago

Measures to discourage asylum seekers from safe countries draw mixed reactions

Dutch News  

Plans to discourage asylum seekers from safe countries from coming to the Netherlands will only force them into the illegal circuit and could hurt people who really need asylum, critics have said. Junior justice minister Ankie Broekers-Knol said on Monday she plans to set up two centres for no-hope asylum seekers, in Westerwolde and Cranendonck, which will offer pared down …

Measures to discourage asylum seekers from safe countries draw mixed reactions
4 years, 6 months ago

Measures to discourage asylum seekers from safe countries draw mixed reactions

Dutch News  

Plans to discourage asylum seekers from safe countries from coming to the Netherlands will only force them into the illegal circuit and could hurt people who really need asylum, critics have said. Junior justice minister Ankie Broekers-Knol said on Monday she plans to set up two centres for no-hope asylum seekers, in Westerwolde and Cranendonck, which will offer pared down …

Why there isn’t really a ‘surge’ in asylum seekers reaching the UK from northern France
4 years, 7 months ago

Why there isn’t really a ‘surge’ in asylum seekers reaching the UK from northern France

The Independent  

The rise in asylum seekers reaching British shores on small boats in recent months has prompted considerable reaction. Mr Gough described this as a “very sharp switchover”, adding that the rise Kent County Council is seeing may not be representative of an overall rise in asylum seekers across the country. Changes in freight movement due to the pandemic isn’t the …

UK asylum claims drop despite rising Middle East refugee crisis
8 years, 1 month ago

UK asylum claims drop despite rising Middle East refugee crisis

The Independent  

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Asylum seekers in UK placed in rat-infested accommodation, Commons report finds
8 years, 1 month ago

Asylum seekers in UK placed in rat-infested accommodation, Commons report finds

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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

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How many asylum seekers are really coming to the UK as European migrant crisis continues
9 years, 7 months ago

How many asylum seekers are really coming to the UK as European migrant crisis continues

The Independent  

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Calais migrant crisis: UK Government announces plans to fly migrants out of Europe to bring an end to the border emergency
9 years, 7 months ago

Calais migrant crisis: UK Government announces plans to fly migrants out of Europe to bring an end to the border emergency

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