
Albanians to face immediate removal from UK under tough new asylum rules
The IndependentSign 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. “And as we get a grip of illegal migration, we will create more of those routes, we will work with the UNHCR to identify those most in need so the UK remains a safe haven for the most vulnerable and we will introduce an annual quota on numbers set by parliament.” Mr Sunak’s plan to water down measures on modern slavery earned a chilly response from Theresa May, who introduced legislation to protect victims as prime minister. “he rapid removal of asylum seekers, in the absence of adequate vulnerability screening, quality legal advice and access to appeal will risk sending refugees back to unimaginable horrors.” After overcrowding at the Manston processing centre in Kent threw a spotlight on the government’s expenditure of more than £5m a day on hotels for asylum seekers, Mr Sunak unveiled plans for more permanent accommodation for those awaiting decisions. Mr Sunak claimed that the global system for providing asylum to those fleeing war and persecution was “obsolete”, with 100m displaced people around the world and hostile states using migration as a weapon. As currently constructed the global asylum framework has become obsolete.” Mr Sunak said that many of those arriving in the UK in small boats “ are not those directly fleeing war zones or at risk of persecution” but originate from “fundamentally safe” countries.
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Labour considers plans to deport failed asylum seekers to the BALKANS and lock them in 'detention centres' - as the number of migrants crossing the Channel hits 5,000 this year
Daily Mail
Italy defends plan to process asylum-seekers in Albania at EU’s top court
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Albanian criminal taunts taxpayers by touring London in £300,000 Rolls-Royce after making asylum claim that may take years to process - despite being kicked out of UK twice for burglary
Daily Mail
Italian court refers asylum seekers’ case to ECJ in challenge to Meloni’s migrant deal with Albania
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Italy denies asylum for 43 migrants relocated to Albania, and observers say they were denied lawyers
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Italy sends 49 more migrants to Albania for processing following earlier court rejections
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Court ruling is setback for Italy’s plan to send asylum seekers to Albania
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One of 8 migrants deemed vulnerable returns to Italy from Albania
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One of 8 migrants sent to Albania returned to Italy
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One of 8 migrants sent to Albania returned to Italy
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Italy sends another 8 migrants to Albania, despite failing to process the first group
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First migrants sent to Albania for processing are returned to Italy
The Independent
A court in Italy rejects the outsourced detention of the first migrants sent to Albania
The Independent
Albania says only Italy is allowed to operate migrant asylum centers in the country
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Albania will intake Italy’s asylum seekers, as a gesture of gratitude, but not other EU countries, PM says
LA Times
Britain has most illegal migrants in Europe, study finds
The Telegraph
Revealed: First migrant crime table
The Telegraph
Independent readers question Italy’s Albania scheme – but still want Starmer to act on migration
The Independent
From August, migrants seeking refuge in Italy could be taken to Albania pending asylum decisions
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Italy’s premier visits Albania as plan to hold Italy-bound migrants nears its start
LA Times
UK’s Cameron praises progress in joint effort with Albania to stop illegal migration
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Albania installs British-funded cameras along its border to stem flow of migrants, criminal gangs
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British and Irish officials meet as tensions rise over what to do with asylum seekers
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UK passes law to send asylum seekers to Rwanda after months of wrangling
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The EU is watching Albania’s deal to hold asylum seekers for Italy. Rights activists are worried
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Albanian Parliament approves controversial deal to hold migrants for Italy
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Albania is expected to approve a deal with Italy to process thousands of migrants' claims for asylum
The Independent
Albania approves contested deal to hold asylum seekers for Italy
Al Jazeera
Italy's upper chamber gives final OK to deal with Albania to house migrants during asylum process
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Albania’s Constitutional Court says migration deal with Italy can go ahead if approved
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Italy’s lower chamber of parliament OKs deal with Albania to house migrants during asylum processing
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Albania’s opposition speaks up at the Constitutional Court against ratifying migrant deal with Italy
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Albania's deal with Italy on migrants has been welcomed by many. But others are confused and angry
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Migration experts say Italy’s deal to have Albania house asylum-seekers follows worrying trend
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Migration experts say Italy's deal to have Albania house asylum-seekers violates international law
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Migration experts say Italy’s deal to have Albania house asylum seekers follows worrying trend
LA Times
Albania agrees to temporarily house migrants who reach Italy while their asylum bids are processed
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UK to house hundreds more migrants on barges, Sunak says
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UK to house hundreds more migrants on barges, Sunak says
Associated Press
Asylum system ‘riddled with abuse’ and needs fundamental change – Jenrick
The Independent
Rishi Sunak hails success of ‘stop the boats’ campaign
The Telegraph
Eager young Albanians risk everything for new future in UK
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UK aims to send migrants to Rwanda in months if courts agree
Associated Press
UK asylum backlog hits new record of 160,000
The Independent
Asylum units ordered to only process Albanian cases in push to speed up deportations
The Independent
Tirana protests UK official’s ‘verbal lynching’ of Albanians
Associated Press
British PM Rishi Sunak unveils 5-step illegal immigration clampdown
The Hindu
UK’s Sunak vows to clear asylum backlog, return Albanians
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UK's Sunak vows to clear asylum backlog, return Albanians
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