Afghan refugees ‘evictions plan’ deeply concerning, say campaigners
1 year, 11 months ago

Afghan refugees ‘evictions plan’ deeply concerning, say campaigners

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 Prime Minister’s official spokesman said Mr Sunak told the meeting that the UK can be “proud of the support provided to those forced to flee Afghanistan”. Downing Street denied that Afghan refugees will be kicked out of hotels and said the new package is about finding them “settled accommodation”. Hotels are not the right place for refugees to live but the fact that thousands of Afghans have been left in them for months on end is a consequence of government mismanagement and a failure to work successfully in partnership with local councils and other agencies to find suitable housing Enver Solomon, Refugee Council Figures given to the Commons Home Affairs Committee last year showed £5.6 million a day was being spent on hotels for people who had arrived in the UK and submitted an asylum claim, with £1.2 million paid to house Afghan refugees who fled the Taliban. A pledge was made to take up to 20,000 Afghan refugees – with as many as 5,000 in the first year – who were forced to flee their home or faced threats of persecution from the Taliban under what the Home Office claimed at the time would be “one of the most generous” resettlement schemes in the UK’s history.

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Migrant hotels will be used for four more years despite pledge to close them
1 month, 1 week ago

Migrant hotels will be used for four more years despite pledge to close them

The Independent  

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Between hostile hosts and crisis-hit Afghanistan, refugees forced to return to Taliban-ruled homeland suffer
2 months ago

Between hostile hosts and crisis-hit Afghanistan, refugees forced to return to Taliban-ruled homeland suffer

Firstpost  

The rights of the people being sent back to Taliban– sometimes at a rate of 2,000 people per day– are in a precarious position. Image courtesy: UN Women In the shadow of decades of war, economic collapse, and environmental devastation, Afghanistan now faces a worsening crisis as neighbouring countries ramp up the forced return of Afghan refugees. Since taking office …

Refugees in Home Office hotels will be given twice as long to find new accommodation before eviction
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Refugees in Home Office hotels will be given twice as long to find new accommodation before eviction

The Independent  

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Families face ‘despair, fear and desperation’ as they are split apart by Afghan resettlement schemes
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Families face ‘despair, fear and desperation’ as they are split apart by Afghan resettlement schemes

The Independent  

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Displaced, repatriated and crossing borders: Afghan people make grueling journeys to survive
1 year, 2 months ago

Displaced, repatriated and crossing borders: Afghan people make grueling journeys to survive

The Independent  

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Afghan hero pilot among thousands of refugees facing homelessness after Home Office rule change
1 year, 3 months ago

Afghan hero pilot among thousands of refugees facing homelessness after Home Office rule change

The Independent  

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Afghan refugees deserve better than to be forced into homelessness
1 year, 3 months ago

Afghan refugees deserve better than to be forced into homelessness

The Independent  

As so scandalously often happens, it takes distressing revelations about the plight of one individual to highlight far wider policy failings. But it beggars belief that the individual whose difficulties we report today is the very same Afghan pilot whose perilous quest to reach safety in the UK has already been charted by The Independent. It turns out that the …

Revealed: 1,500 Afghans scrambled to UK in secretive mission
1 year, 3 months ago

Revealed: 1,500 Afghans scrambled to UK in secretive mission

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Hundreds of Afghans evacuated from Pakistan ‘dumped’ in military bases as UK scrambles to find them homes
1 year, 4 months ago

Hundreds of Afghans evacuated from Pakistan ‘dumped’ in military bases as UK scrambles to find them homes

The Independent  

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Pakistan: Attock administration shifts 2500 afghan refugees to transit camps
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan: Attock administration shifts 2500 afghan refugees to transit camps

Hindustan Times  

Amid the deadline for Afghans to voluntarily return expired on October 31, Pakistan's Punjab province administration has shifted over 2500 undocumented Afghans to transit camp from various parts of Attock for deportation, ARY News reported on Sunday. Meanwhile, Afghanistan Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund said that the Pakistan's action is against international laws, reported TOLO News. The UN Secretary …

UK warns Afghans stuck in Pakistan hotels to hide indoors amid refugee crackdown
1 year, 4 months ago

UK warns Afghans stuck in Pakistan hotels to hide indoors amid refugee crackdown

The Independent  

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Brave Afghans deserve better than our shameful, incompetent resettlement programme
1 year, 5 months ago

Brave Afghans deserve better than our shameful, incompetent resettlement programme

The Independent  

In the long history of Britain clumsily withdrawing from its responsibilities around the world, Afghanistan has featured more than once. What is more, we accept that the disorderly exit from Afghanistan two summers ago was primarily the fault of the United States administration, as Joe Biden failed to reverse a bad plan devised by Donald Trump. Again, appearances matter, and …

Rishi Sunak left thousands of Afghans eligible for UK stranded in Pakistan ‘to save money’
1 year, 5 months ago

Rishi Sunak left thousands of Afghans eligible for UK stranded in Pakistan ‘to save money’

The Independent  

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UK scrambles to house Afghan refugees promised safe haven in Britain as Pakistan threatens deportation
1 year, 5 months ago

UK scrambles to house Afghan refugees promised safe haven in Britain as Pakistan threatens deportation

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. Pakistan has also issued an ultimatum to the 1.7 million Afghan asylum seekers in the …

Hero Afghan pilot ‘trapped’ in Home Office hotel facing homelessness
1 year, 5 months ago

Hero Afghan pilot ‘trapped’ in Home Office hotel facing homelessness

The Independent  

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UK shame as Pakistani police storm hotel and arrest Afghans promised sanctuary in Britain
1 year, 5 months ago

UK shame as Pakistani police storm hotel and arrest Afghans promised sanctuary in Britain

The Independent  

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Minister cannot rule out future use of tents to house refugees in Ireland
1 year, 6 months ago

Minister cannot rule out future use of tents to house refugees in Ireland

The Independent  

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Thousands more refugees facing homelessness after government eviction rule changes
1 year, 6 months ago

Thousands more refugees facing homelessness after government eviction rule changes

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. Charity Refugees at Home, which finds rooms for asylum seekers in family homes, said …

Rise in homeless Afghans on deadline day to move out of hotels
1 year, 6 months ago

Rise in homeless Afghans on deadline day to move out of hotels

The Independent  

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Panic attacks and malnutrition: Afghan family on what life is like in UK
1 year, 7 months ago

Panic attacks and malnutrition: Afghan family on what life is like in UK

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Operation Warm Welcome for Afghans has not lived up to potential – think tank
1 year, 7 months ago

Operation Warm Welcome for Afghans has not lived up to potential – think tank

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Thousands of Afghans in limbo two years after fall of Kabul despite pledge to save those who helped UK troops
1 year, 7 months ago

Thousands of Afghans in limbo two years after fall of Kabul despite pledge to save those who helped UK troops

The Independent  

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Afghan refugees ‘getting knockback after knockback’ in house searches after hotel evictions
1 year, 7 months ago

Afghan refugees ‘getting knockback after knockback’ in house searches after hotel evictions

The Independent  

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Government condemned for ‘shameful’ eviction of thousands of Afghan refugees from hotels
1 year, 7 months ago

Government condemned for ‘shameful’ eviction of thousands of Afghan refugees from hotels

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Amid warnings many had put themselves in “mortal peril” to …

‘Shameful’: Afghan refugees in UK becoming homeless after government hotel evictions
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Shameful’: Afghan refugees in UK becoming homeless after government hotel evictions

The Independent  

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Thousands of Afghan asylum seekers ‘at risk of homelessness due to housing shortage’
1 year, 8 months ago

Thousands of Afghan asylum seekers ‘at risk of homelessness due to housing shortage’

The Independent  

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Just two Afghans promised safe haven by UK army brought from Pakistan in past three months
1 year, 8 months ago

Just two Afghans promised safe haven by UK army brought from Pakistan in past three months

The Independent  

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Eviction notices sent to thousands of Afghans in hotels warning they will become ‘trespassers’ in months
1 year, 9 months ago

Eviction notices sent to thousands of Afghans in hotels warning they will become ‘trespassers’ in months

The Independent  

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Thousands of Afghan refugees to be evicted from hotels with no offer of housing
1 year, 11 months ago

Thousands of Afghan refugees to be evicted from hotels with no offer of housing

The Independent  

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‘I need a life’: Afghans stuck in Pakistan hotels living in fear as they await evacuation to UK
1 year, 11 months ago

‘I need a life’: Afghans stuck in Pakistan hotels living in fear as they await evacuation to UK

The Independent  

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Senior Tory MP backs Afghan pilot after Home Office threaten to deport him to Rwanda
1 year, 11 months ago

Senior Tory MP backs Afghan pilot after Home Office threaten to deport him to Rwanda

The Independent  

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Ministers warned over ‘eviction notices’ being given to Afghan refugees
1 year, 11 months ago

Ministers warned over ‘eviction notices’ being given to Afghan 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. Mr Mercer promised “generous” support to help Afghans into settled accommodation, with trained staff …

Homelessness fears as Afghan refugees to be moved from hotels to houses
1 year, 11 months ago

Homelessness fears as Afghan refugees to be moved from hotels to houses

The Independent  

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Afghan refugees ‘to be evicted from hotels’
1 year, 11 months ago

Afghan refugees ‘to be evicted from hotels’

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 Afghan refugees are reportedly set to be forced …

Thousands of Ukrainian refugees living in hotels as councils struggle to house them
2 years, 2 months ago

Thousands of Ukrainian refugees living in hotels as councils struggle to house them

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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Afghan family detained in tent for a month amid ‘chaotic’ Home Office response to Channel boats
2 years, 5 months ago

Afghan family detained in tent for a month amid ‘chaotic’ Home Office response to Channel boats

The Independent  

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Afghan translators still staying in hotels despite joy of haven in UK
2 years, 7 months ago

Afghan translators still staying in hotels despite joy of haven in UK

Daily Mail  

Looking out to sea from a sandy Welsh beach while his children practise their new-found rugby skills, Latif Hottak struggles to come to terms with his family’s luck. It is a year since the 38-year-old former British military interpreter and his family fled Kabul on an RAF flight that for years seemed ‘an impossible dream’. ‘The Taliban hunted me, tried …

Ministers intervene, earmark two locations for refugee housing
2 years, 7 months ago

Ministers intervene, earmark two locations for refugee housing

Dutch News  

Ministers have confirmed that they will start forcing local authorities to accept refugees if they persistently refuse to change zoning plans to allow suitable buildings to be used as temporary housing. The state would rather not go so far, but will use the legal instruments at their disposal to bypass local officials if necessary, housing minister Hugo de Jonge and …

Ministers intervene, earmark two locations for refugee housing
2 years, 7 months ago

Ministers intervene, earmark two locations for refugee housing

Dutch News  

Ministers have confirmed that they will start forcing local authorities to accept refugees if they persistently refuse to change zoning plans to allow suitable buildings to be used as temporary housing. The state would rather not go so far, but will use the legal instruments at their disposal to bypass local officials if necessary, housing minister Hugo de Jonge and …

Four regions picked to kick of refugee emergency bed plan
2 years, 9 months ago

Four regions picked to kick of refugee emergency bed plan

Dutch News  

Amsterdam, Zeeland, Groningen and Friesland have been earmarked to each provide emergency accommodation for 150 refugees for the next two weeks, in an effort to end the overcrowding at the Ter Apel registration centre, where new arrivals have been left to sleep on chairs. Refugee settlement agency COA told news agency ANP that the news is a ‘very welcome contribution …

Afghans still adjusting to US: New life, new struggles
2 years, 10 months ago

Afghans still adjusting to US: New life, new struggles

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Taliban forces had taken the Afghan capital. “We are not sure what may happen,” said Gulsom Esmaelzade, whose family has been shuttled between hotel rooms in the San Diego area since January, after spending three months at a New Jersey military base. “They are facing a ticking time bomb of what happens if they don’t get SIV or …

Thousands of Afghans accepted for relocation to UK still stranded eight months on
2 years, 11 months ago

Thousands of Afghans accepted for relocation to UK still stranded eight months on

The Independent  

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Refugees stuck in hotel rooms as Perth's rental crisis continues
2 years, 11 months ago

Refugees stuck in hotel rooms as Perth's rental crisis continues

ABC  

Some refugee families have been living in Perth hotels for more than six weeks as they struggle to find a home in an extremely competitive rental market, support workers say. Key points: The Red Cross says the city's housing shortage was worsening at the same time as the withdrawal from Afghanistan The Real Estate Institute of WA predicts rental fees …

UK-based couple rent entire Polish hotel to create hub for Ukrainian refugees
3 years ago

UK-based couple rent entire Polish hotel to create hub for Ukrainian refugees

The Independent  

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The Homes for Ukraine scheme rings alarm bells for this former refugee
3 years ago

The Homes for Ukraine scheme rings alarm bells for this former refugee

The Independent  

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Afghans face new uncertainties, after months on army bases in US
3 years, 1 month ago

Afghans face new uncertainties, after months on army bases in US

Al Jazeera  

Rights groups are calling on Congress to pass a law to grant Afghan refugees a path to permanent residency in the US. The Afghan evacuees are refugees, but their legal immigration status differs from those who come to the US as part of the refugee resettlement programme. “The fortunate thing is that people are entitled to up to two years …

Home Office spends £1.2m a day housing asylum seekers and Afghan refugees in hotels
3 years, 1 month ago

Home Office spends £1.2m a day housing asylum seekers and Afghan refugees in hotels

The Independent  

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Home Office admits cost of housing asylum seekers in hotels almost four times figure given to MPs
3 years, 1 month ago

Home Office admits cost of housing asylum seekers in hotels almost four times figure given to MPs

The Independent  

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