Panic at new immigration laws

3 weeks, 3 days ago

Panic at new immigration laws

ABC

Rachel Mealey: Asylum seekers and advocates who work in the immigration sector say they feel shell-shocked about new immigration laws that have now passed through the Parliament. David Estcourt: Nasim Senmani is one of the thousands of asylum seekers and migrants living in the Australian community who are concerned about their future. David Estcourt: She says the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre will take the government to court to protect clients. David Estcourt: Sanmati Verma is principal solicitor at the Human Rights Law Centre and says the expansion of powers to deport people on bridging visas applies to about 80,000 people.

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Dutch Cabinet pleased with new strict asylum measures; Plan set to go to Parliament

4 days, 5 hours ago

Dutch Cabinet pleased with new strict asylum measures; Plan set to go to Parliament

NL Times

The Dutch Cabinet has approved three asylum reform laws proposed by Minister of Asylum and Migration Marjolein Faber. The proposed legislation includes the introduction of a two-tier system for asylum seekers, the elimination of permanent asylum permits, and stricter rules on family reunification. According to Faber, the measures aim to reduce the number of new asylum seekers and their families …

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

2 years, 9 months ago

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

The Independent

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Sweden plans stricter asylum rules to curb re-applications without leaving the country

6 days, 11 hours ago

Sweden plans stricter asylum rules to curb re-applications without leaving the country

Firstpost

The government presented new legislation where a decision would instead be valid for five years “after the person leaves the country.” It also said it would block the ability of those who had their asylum requests rejected to instead apply for a residence permit based on employment while remaining in the country. Representational Image- AP Sweden’s government introduced a bill …

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Faber warned strict asylum plans will put strain on legal system

1 week, 5 days ago

Faber warned strict asylum plans will put strain on legal system

Dutch News

Asylum minister Marjolein Faber’s plans for the “strictest asylum regime ever” will trigger a wave of legal challenges, placing further strain on an overburdened legal system, the Council of State has warned. In a highly critical assessment, the constitutional advisory body said it had “serious concerns” about proposals such as abolishing permanent residency for refugees and creating a two-tier asylum …

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Council of State has "great concerns" about Asylum Minister's plans

2 weeks ago

Council of State has "great concerns" about Asylum Minister's plans

NL Times

The Council of State has “great concerns” about Minister Marjolein Faber’s plans to reduce the number of asylum seekers and implement a two-status system, it said in advice on two draft bills submitted by the PVV Minister. The laws will “considerably” increase the workload of the institutions involved, cost a lot of money, and lead to longer, not shorter asylum …

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Lawyers raise alarms over asylum minister's rush to push out new legislation

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Lawyers raise alarms over asylum minister's rush to push out new legislation

NL Times

The Netherlands Dutch Association has strongly criticized the rapid pace at which Minister Marjolein Faber is pushing new asylum laws. The NOvA warns that the speed, limited consultation process, and confidentiality surrounding the proposed legislation could severely compromise the quality of the country’s legal framework. “Due to this rushed approach, the Bar Association and other key stakeholders in the asylum …

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Migration experts scrutinise Trudeau’s explanation for immigration cuts

3 weeks, 4 days ago

Migration experts scrutinise Trudeau’s explanation for immigration cuts

Hindustan Times

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently explained his government’s new plan to reduce immigration by roughly 20% and outlined the broad strokes of Canadian immigration policy. While migration has consistently driven Canada’s population growth since 1999, the growth during these two years was uniquely driven by temporary residents, such as migrant workers and international students. Many temporary residents return home …

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Brexit is not working, Kemi Badenoch suggests as she admits Tories ‘did not deliver’ on immigration

3 weeks, 4 days ago

Brexit is not working, Kemi Badenoch suggests as she admits Tories ‘did not deliver’ on immigration

The Independent

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New asylum hotels act as a 'massive incentive' for small boat migrant crossings, ministers warned after it emerged seven more have been opened since Labour came to power

3 weeks, 6 days ago

New asylum hotels act as a 'massive incentive' for small boat migrant crossings, ministers warned after it emerged seven more have been opened since Labour came to power

Daily Mail

Opening more asylum hotels will act as a 'massive incentive' for small boat crossings, Labour has been warned. Home Office minister Dame Angela Eagle revealed last week that asylum hotel use had risen since Labour entered government, with seven new hotels being brought into use since the general election in July. But during Home Office questions, Tory MP Julia Lopez …

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Sweeping powers to force deportations set to pass with bipartisan support

4 weeks ago

Sweeping powers to force deportations set to pass with bipartisan support

ABC

Paying other countries to take people awaiting deportation is one of a suite of new federal powers expected to pass the parliament this week. Bill to re-detain NZYQ cohort may impinge on 10 separate human rights Photo shows Villawood Immigration Detention Centre MPs from both sides of politics ask about proposed laws to re-detain people released from immigration detention by …

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Debate over phones for immigration detainees

1 month ago

Debate over phones for immigration detainees

ABC

Rachel Mealey: A federal government move to crack down on organised crime within immigration detention by allowing the confiscation of phones is being met with alarm by immigration lawyers and former detainees. Nicole Hegarty: Behrouz Boochani says his mobile phone became a lifeline during his seven years in immigration detention on Manus Island. Nicole Hegarty: But that access could be …

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First Trump planned it, now ALBO is pushing ahead with mass deportations from Australia

1 month ago

First Trump planned it, now ALBO is pushing ahead with mass deportations from Australia

Daily Mail

Up to 80,000 people of various visa categories could be potentially removed to third countries by the Albanese government's migration bill that legal experts, advocates and former refugees have lambasted. Up to 80,000 people of various visa categories could be potentially removed to third countries by the Albanese government's migration bill. Mr Albanese is pictured President-elect Donald Trump has confirmed …

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Bill to re-detain NZYQ cohort may impinge on 10 separate human rights

1 month ago

Bill to re-detain NZYQ cohort may impinge on 10 separate human rights

ABC

Proposed laws that could put people released from immigration detention by the High Court back into custody may impinge on as many as 10 separate human rights, a bipartisan committee has found. The bill introduced to parliament this month would allow the government to cancel the visas of 224 people released from detention following the High Court's ruling if a …

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Canadian PM Trudeau admits govt could have acted faster on immigration, announces significant policy changes

1 month ago

Canadian PM Trudeau admits govt could have acted faster on immigration, announces significant policy changes

India TV News

In a candid video released Sunday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged that his government could have moved more swiftly to address the flaws in Canada's immigration programs, which he said had been exploited by "bad actors" for financial gain. The comments came as Trudeau detailed upcoming changes to immigration policy, including substantial cuts to both permanent and temporary resident …

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Canada minister reveals New Work permit, asylum overhaul plans

1 month, 1 week ago

Canada minister reveals New Work permit, asylum overhaul plans

Deccan Chronicle

Marc Miller, Canada's Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, has recently introduced a comprehensive plan aimed at strengthening the country's immigration system. This plan includes reforms to address the challenges posed by increasing numbers of temporary foreign workers, the growing demand for international student permits, and the need to improve processing for asylum claims. The government has recognized the need …

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Asylum distribution law won't be dropped this year despite prior promise, says minister

1 month, 1 week ago

Asylum distribution law won't be dropped this year despite prior promise, says minister

NL Times

The proposal to abolish the Asylum Distribution Law will not be submitted by the end of this year after all. That is another blow to the PVV’s “strictest asylum policy ever.” Scrapping the Asylum Distribution Law, which obliges municipalities to take in their fair share of asylum seekers, was a big part of the coalition agreement. Now, the government will …

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Canadian police brace for 'worst-case s

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Canadian police brace for 'worst-case s

Hindustan Times

By Anna Mehler Paperny Canadian police brace for 'worst-case s TORONTO, - Canadian police and migrant aid groups are bracing for an influx of asylum-seekers fleeing President-elect Donald Trump's United States at the same time Canada deals with record numbers of refugee claimants and is trying to bring in fewer immigrants. "Worst-case scenario would be people crossing in large numbers …

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Christian parties in senate "very critical" of new asylum plans

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Christian parties in senate "very critical" of new asylum plans

Dutch News

The cabinet’s plans to bring in the “strictest asylum regime ever” are likely to run into trouble in the senate, where the right-wing government does not have a majority, the Telegraaf reported on Thursday. The three Christian parties which could help the coalition to a majority are extremely critical of the measures, particularly the decision to scrap legislation that ensures …

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New powers allow NZYQ group to be re-detained, and a foreign nation to be paid to accept them

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

New powers allow NZYQ group to be re-detained, and a foreign nation to be paid to accept them

ABC

The federal government is hoping the fourth time will be the charm as it introduces legislation to parliament again to respond to the High Court's ruling last year that prompted the release of more than 200 people from immigration detention. Laws were rushed through parliament last year to require strict surveillance conditions for that group and another tranche was passed …

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Minister pledges to restore shelter budget cuts if asylum figures stabilize, increase

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Minister pledges to restore shelter budget cuts if asylum figures stabilize, increase

NL Times

The government will allocate more money to assess and accommodate asylum seekers in the future if the stricter asylum policy does not deter them. The billions in cuts that the government already booked on the asylum budget will then be adjusted, assured Asylum Minister Marjolein Faber. Faber faced fierce criticism over the cuts in 2027 on, among others, the Central …

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Asylum seekers will be stripped of their benefits under new rules in Germany as the country continues to crack down on migration

2 months ago

Asylum seekers will be stripped of their benefits under new rules in Germany as the country continues to crack down on migration

Daily Mail

Asylum seekers will be stripped of their benefits as Germany cracks down on immigration after the country's parliament on Friday voted to tighten its rules for refugees. German parliament on Friday voted to tighten rules for asylum seekers as Berlin takes a tougher line on immigration after recent electoral gains for the far right The implementation of the stricter rules …

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

2 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 …

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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 …

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Migrants face deportation after Biden shuts down scheme that fueled Springfield controversy

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Migrants face deportation after Biden shuts down scheme that fueled Springfield controversy

The Telegraph

Half a million migrants face deportation from the U.S. after Joe Biden shut down a scheme that partly fueled the controversy over migrants in Springfield. The President’s administration on Friday announced temporary legal protections for migrants from Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, and Nicaragua would lapse after nearly two years. Hopes scheme would deter illegal entry It had been hoped the scheme …

Migrants

Your guide to California’s U.S. Senate candidates’ views on immigration and border security

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Your guide to California’s U.S. Senate candidates’ views on immigration and border security

LA Times

Schiff says fixing the asylum process long term, in a way that addresses public safety and also keeps migrants safe, will require comprehensive immigration reform. It will also require improving border inspections with a surge in resources and technology to ports of entry, he said, to stop fentanyl and other illicit drugs from entering the U.S. “We must pass a …

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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 …

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Yvette Cooper facing backlash over immigration crackdown as plans to ramp up deportations revealed

4 months ago

Yvette Cooper facing backlash over immigration crackdown as plans to ramp up deportations revealed

The Independent

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After ‘stop the boats’, a humane and competent immigration system would be welcome

4 months ago

After ‘stop the boats’, a humane and competent immigration system would be welcome

The Independent

One of the many paradoxes of Britain leaving the European Union is that, far from taking back control of our borders, the Conservative government gave up trying to run a humane and competent system. But the debate about what a “reasonable number” might be has been swept aside by the arrival of undocumented asylum seekers by small boats across the …

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Visa rules for engineers and IT workers could be tightened to boost homegrown talent, says minister

4 months ago

Visa rules for engineers and IT workers could be tightened to boost homegrown talent, says minister

The Telegraph

Net migration – the number entering the UK minus the number leaving – hit a record high of 764,000 for the year ending December 2022 before falling to 685,000 in the year ending December 2023. “The real challenge for the economy and the immigration system is to deal with the root cause compelling so many businesses to recruit internationally – …

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Enough of ‘stop the boats’ – this is how to address the immigration issue

4 months, 1 week ago

Enough of ‘stop the boats’ – this is how to address the immigration issue

The Independent

The events this month have been profoundly depressing. Who can look at the images and clips of rioters across England instigating violence outside immigration centres, burning buildings housing asylum seekers and attacking innocent bystanders while chanting “stop the boats” without feeling utterly hopeless about the state of the country? Where the “legitimate concerns” crowd aren’t wrong, however, is that the …

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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 …

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Finland passes law to block asylum seekers crossing from Russia

5 months, 1 week ago

Finland passes law to block asylum seekers crossing from Russia

Al Jazeera

The temporary law was approved by 167 lawmakers, the minimum needed for it to pass in the 200-seat parliament. Finland’s parliament has passed a controversial bill granting border guards the power to block asylum seekers crossing from Russia. “This is a strong message to Russia, a strong message to our allies, that Finland takes care of its own security, we …

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Labour to allow 100,000 migrants to apply for asylum

5 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 …

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Fed up with the UK Conservatives, some voters turn to the anti-immigration Reform party for answers

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Fed up with the UK Conservatives, some voters turn to the anti-immigration Reform party for answers

The Independent

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

6 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 …

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Nigel Farage: The US-style migration debate taking over Britain’s election

6 months, 1 week ago

Nigel Farage: The US-style migration debate taking over Britain’s election

CNN

Clacton-on-Sea, England CNN — At the end of Clacton Pier, where the salty North Sea breeze tangles with the sickly stench of the nearby amusement hall, a row of amateur fishermen gaze way off past the horizon, towards Europe. “Farage knows he needs to stay one step ahead of where even the right wing of the Tories are,” she adds, …

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Moment Democrat lawmaker called for more migrants to be bused into her state 'because there aren't enough locals to fill jobs'

6 months, 1 week ago

Moment Democrat lawmaker called for more migrants to be bused into her state 'because there aren't enough locals to fill jobs'

Daily Mail

Democrat lawmaker Chellie Pingree called for less border security and advocated for more migrants to be bused to her state, claiming there aren't 'enough locals to fill jobs.' She expressed support for a Democrat-proposed amendment that would redirect $600 million from border fencing construction to a FEMA-administered municipal emergency shelter program, the Shelter and Services Program. Democrat lawmaker Chellie Pingree …

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How will Biden’s new restrictions affect asylum seekers at US border?

6 months, 2 weeks ago

How will Biden’s new restrictions affect asylum seekers at US border?

Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera breaks down the latest effort to curb southern border crossings, and what risks they pose. United States President Joe Biden has unveiled a sweeping executive order restricting asylum claims, expanding controversial efforts to curb the surging number of people crossing the country’s southern border. Biden, who entered office pledging to reverse Trump’s hardline border policies, has said the …

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The almighty mess engulfing the immigration minister harks back to a gesture of goodwill towards our closest neighbour

6 months, 3 weeks ago

The almighty mess engulfing the immigration minister harks back to a gesture of goodwill towards our closest neighbour

ABC

Andrew Giles is still standing as immigration minister and the prime minister has no intention of sacking him. The New Zealand prime minister would regularly vent frustration with her Australian counterparts, most famously telling Scott Morrison at a joint press conference: "Do not deport your people and your problems." Enter Direction 99 That work culminated early last year in Immigration …

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Immigration Minister Andrew Giles won't step aside despite tearing up contentious direction to department

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Immigration Minister Andrew Giles won't step aside despite tearing up contentious direction to department

ABC

Andrew Giles is refusing to step aside as immigration minister, despite agreeing to tear up a contentious direction to his department and Commonwealth tribunals that has led to convicted criminals being allowed to remain in the country. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed during Question Time the direction would be revised, as that was the "only effective way of ensuring the …

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Legal net migration fell by 10 per cent last year but it's still at 685,000 - as graphic shows which countries the most arrivals came from

7 months ago

Legal net migration fell by 10 per cent last year but it's still at 685,000 - as graphic shows which countries the most arrivals came from

Daily Mail

Legal migration fell by 10 per cent last year, according to figures seized on by the Tories as proof that their plan to cut numbers is working. Net migration – the number of people moving to Britain minus those leaving – dropped from a record 764,000 in 2022 to 685,000, data from the Office for National Statistics showed. Home Secretary …

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The Biden administration is planning more changes to quicken asylum processing for new migrants

7 months, 1 week ago

The Biden administration is planning more changes to quicken asylum processing for new migrants

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is preparing more changes to the nation’s asylum system meant to speed up processing and potential removal of migrants who continue to arrive at the southern border, an interim step as President Joe Biden continues to mull a broader executive order to crack down on border crossings that may come later this year. The broader …

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The UK government’s controversial asylum seeker policy

7 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 …

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Biden administration wants to speed up deportation for some migrants. How will it work?

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden administration wants to speed up deportation for some migrants. How will it work?

LA Times

People line up against a border wall as they wait to apply for asylum after crossing the border from Mexico last July near Yuma, Ariz. In 2020, the Trump administration implemented a rule similarly instructing asylum officers to apply asylum bars during credible fear screenings. Instead, asylum officers “would only consider a bar in those cases where there is easily …

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'If France won't take them back, neither will we': UK slaps down Irish government plan to return asylum seekers who cross the border

7 months, 3 weeks ago

'If France won't take them back, neither will we': UK slaps down Irish government plan to return asylum seekers who cross the border

Daily Mail

An Irish government plan to send asylum seekers back to Britain was met with a point-blank refusal last night. Irish justice minister Helen McEntee has said that more than 80 per cent of the country's asylum seekers now cross the border from Northern Ireland. Irish justice minister Helen McEntee has said that more than 80 per cent of the country's …

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Ireland looking to send asylum seekers back to UK: Report

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Ireland looking to send asylum seekers back to UK: Report

Al Jazeera

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says it’s evidence that his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is acting as a deterrent. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told Sky News it was evidence that London’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is acting as a deterrent. The spokesperson added that the Irish PM had asked his justice minister “to …

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UK attacks EU double standards on migrants

7 months, 3 weeks ago

UK attacks EU double standards on migrants

The Telegraph

The Government has accused the EU of double standards after Ireland vowed to send asylum seekers to the UK despite France refusing to take Channel migrants back. The row erupted after senior Irish ministers said they would draft emergency laws to send back refugees who had arrived from the UK to avoid being deported to Rwanda. However, Tory ministers consider …

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Rwanda bill passing through parliament a ‘landmark moment’, says Cleverly

8 months ago

Rwanda bill passing through parliament a ‘landmark moment’, says Cleverly

The Independent

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Five people die in attempt to cross English Channel to the UK

8 months ago

Five people die in attempt to cross English Channel to the UK

Al Jazeera

Child among the dead hours after the British government approves a bill to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda. Five asylum seekers, including a child, have died while crossing the English Channel from France to Britain in an overcrowded small boat, just hours after the British government approved a bill to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda. We deplore the …

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UK passes bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda: What’s next?

8 months ago

UK passes bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda: What’s next?

Al Jazeera

The government has already chartered planes for deportations to start as early as July, but legal headaches are far from over. “The UK government clearly doesn’t care about the cost of its #Rwanda deportation scheme to UK taxpayers any more than it cares about the cruelty it will inflict on asylum seekers.” Read @astroehlein’s Daily Brief on an obsession turning …

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