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  

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 The backlog of older cases in the UK asylum system fell by nearly half between July and October, new figures show. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to clear by the end of 2023 the backlog of so-called “legacy” cases, which refers to applications that have been waiting an initial decision since June 28 2022. The legacy backlog stood at 33,253 as of October 29, down nearly a half from 62,157 on July 30, according to data published by the Home Office. Ministry of Defence site at Wethersfield in Essex" data-source="Home Office"> The new figures also show that 15,956 initial decisions were made on asylum applications in October, up from 12,702 in September.

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Channel migrant arrivals hits another record: 5,847 asylum seekers landed in UK in first three months of 2025 - up from previous high of 5,435 in same period last year
10 hours, 30 minutes ago

Channel migrant arrivals hits another record: 5,847 asylum seekers landed in UK in first three months of 2025 - up from previous high of 5,435 in same period last year

Daily Mail  

The number of Channel migrants arriving in the UK has set a new record for the first three months of the year - loading more pressure to find a solution to the crisis. There have been 5,847 arrivals so far in 2025, including 335 yesterday, according to provisional Home Office figures. There have been 5,847 arrivals so far in 2025, …

Labour's promise to 'end asylum hotels' backfires as numbers rise by 8,500
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Labour's promise to 'end asylum hotels' backfires as numbers rise by 8,500

Daily Mail  

The number of asylum seekers living in hotels at the expense of taxpayers has risen by 8,500 under Labour. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said: ‘Despite promising to end hotel use for asylum seekers, the numbers have gone up again and they are costing Britons dear. Does the Labour Government really think that letting 96 per cent of illegal immigrants …

Number of asylum claims hits record 108,000 in a year following huge increase after Keir Starmer ditched Rwanda scheme
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Number of asylum claims hits record 108,000 in a year following huge increase after Keir Starmer ditched Rwanda scheme

Daily Mail  

Asylum claims surged under Labour to hit more than 108,000 last year – the highest number since records began in 1979. Home Office figures published yesterday showed that 43,630 'irregular' migrants were detected by the authorities – including 36,816 by small boat – in 2024, 19 per cent more than in 2023. The data showed the number of asylum claims …

Number of people claiming asylum in UK hits record high
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Number of people claiming asylum in UK hits record high

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. Migrants who arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel in small boats …

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

Labour is accused of 'undoing Tories work' on tackling Channel crisis - as 25,300 small boat migrants granted asylum in just one year
7 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
7 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 …

Record number of migrants granted asylum
7 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 …

Labour to allow 100,000 migrants to apply for asylum
8 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 …

Over 1,000 Indians crossed into UK illegally, over 5,000 applied for asylum in 2023: Data
1 year ago

Over 1,000 Indians crossed into UK illegally, over 5,000 applied for asylum in 2023: Data

The Hindu  

In 2023, more than 1,000 Indians risked their lives to reach the U.K. by crossing the English Channel from Europe in inflatable small boats, searching for jobs and seeking asylum. The share of illegal migrants from India aged 18-29 has shot up in recent years; they formed close to 60% of the total number of illegal Indian migrants in 2023. …

Asylum backlog at over 120,000 despite record number of refugees granted protection
1 year ago

Asylum backlog at over 120,000 despite record number of refugees granted protection

The Independent  

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

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

The Independent  

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Asylum applications in the EU hit seven-year high
1 year ago

Asylum applications in the EU hit seven-year high

Al Jazeera  

More than 1.1 million people applied for asylum in the bloc in 2023, just under the levels of the 2015 refugee crisis. The European Union received the highest number of asylum applications since the 2015-16 refugee crisis in 2023. More than 1.14 million people filed applications for international protection in the European bloc in 2023, a report by the European …

Asylum applications backlog: Key numbers
1 year, 2 months ago

Asylum applications backlog: Key numbers

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. Here are the key numbers: – Legacy backlog There were 4,537 asylum applications in …

Cleverly says asylum backlog vow met despite 4,500 cases awaiting first decision
1 year, 2 months ago

Cleverly says asylum backlog vow met despite 4,500 cases awaiting first decision

The Independent  

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Sunak under fire over ‘false’ claim to have cleared asylum backlog
1 year, 2 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 …

Forcing asylum seekers into shared rooms is unsafe, Sunak warned
1 year, 4 months ago

Forcing asylum seekers into shared rooms is unsafe, Sunak warned

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. The Public Accounts Committee also accused the government of having no “credible” plan to end …

Effort to clear asylum backlog could shift pressure to elsewhere in system – MPs
1 year, 4 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Thousands of new staff would ‘cut asylum backlog and end hotel and barge use’
1 year, 6 months ago

Thousands of new staff would ‘cut asylum backlog and end hotel and barge use’

The Independent  

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Asylum applications in the European Union continue to rise after a major hike last year
1 year, 6 months ago

Asylum applications in the European Union continue to rise after a major hike last year

The Independent  

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The asylum backlog by numbers: what has driven waiting lists to record highs?
1 year, 7 months ago

The asylum backlog by numbers: what has driven waiting lists to record highs?

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. Irregular routes In the year to June, 52,530 asylum seekers arrived by so-called irregular routes …

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

Asylum backlog reaches new record high

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  

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. Conservative MP Craig Mackinlay told The Independent: “This seems to be an amnesty by …

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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Braverman wrong to say asylum initial decision backlog has reduced, says Labour
1 year, 9 months ago

Braverman wrong to say asylum initial decision backlog has reduced, says Labour

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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Asylum backlog at record high as charities brand human cost of delays staggering
1 year, 9 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Home Office faces ‘exodus’ of asylum caseworkers who fear being forced to break law
1 year, 11 months ago

Home Office faces ‘exodus’ of asylum caseworkers who fear being forced to break law

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 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. …

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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UK grants highest proportion of asylum claims for 32 years
2 years, 3 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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Thousands of asylum seekers ‘in limbo’ waiting years for Home Office decision
2 years, 4 months ago

Thousands of asylum seekers ‘in limbo’ waiting years for Home Office decision

The Independent  

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EU agency says asylum numbers up, could strain facilities
2 years, 4 months ago

EU agency says asylum numbers up, could strain facilities

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The number of people applying for international protection in Europe has reached highs not seen since well over 1 million people sought refuge on the continent seven years ago and could place strain on national asylum systems, a European Union agency said Wednesday. About 84,500 people applied for asylum in August in the 27 EU member countries plus …

Backlog of undecided IND asylum applications climbs toward record high
2 years, 5 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 …

Cost of asylum tops £2 billion a year for the first time
2 years, 6 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, 9 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Asylum applications rise by a fifth in year amid record Channel crossings
3 years, 3 months ago

Asylum applications rise by a fifth in year amid record Channel crossings

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. “In its first year only 770 people have been helped by that scheme, when …

Surge in asylum seekers considered for removal to EU despite UK’s failure to create return deals
3 years, 6 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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More Than 300,000 Asylum-Seekers Are Trapped In Legal Limbo
3 years, 11 months ago

More Than 300,000 Asylum-Seekers Are Trapped In Legal Limbo

Huff Post  

Illustration:Rebecca Zisser/HuffPost; Photos: Getty The backlog of asylum applicants waiting for a decision from U.S. “The asylum office is supposed to be providing humanitarian protection to refugees and their family members, and those failures put people’s lives at risk,” said Kennji Kizuka, senior researcher and policy analyst for refugee protection at Human Rights First. Trapped In Political And Legal Limbo …

Thousands of asylum seekers still waiting for an answer
4 years, 2 months ago

Thousands of asylum seekers still waiting for an answer

NL Times  

The Dutch Immigration and Naturalization Service still has to process 7,000 overdue asylum applications that should have been processed last year. In her letter, Broekers-Knol writes that “due to the large number of overdue asylum cases that have been are being handled in a relatively short period of time and the circumstance in which this happens – parallel to the …

Over 22K Indians seek asylum in US since 2014: Official data
5 years, 4 months ago

Over 22K Indians seek asylum in US since 2014: Official data

India TV News  

Over 22,000 Indians, including nearly 7,000 women, have applied for asylum in the US since 2014, according to the latest official figures. The reason behind Indians seeking asylum in the US can be "unemployment or intolerance or both in India", Satnam Singh Chahal, executive director of North American Punjabi Association, said in a statement. As many as 22,371 Indians have …

Trump moves to effectively end asylum at southern border
5 years, 8 months ago

Trump moves to effectively end asylum at southern border

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Reversing decades of U.S. policy, the Trump administration said Monday it will end all asylum protections for most migrants who arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border — the president’s most forceful attempt yet to block asylum claims and slash the number of people seeking refuge in America. Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said Monday that his country “does …

Number of asylum seekers waiting more than six months for decision rises more than 70% in a year
7 years, 9 months ago

Number of asylum seekers waiting more than six months for decision rises more than 70% in a year

The Independent  

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