UK to house migrants in tents if arrivals surge: Reports
1 year, 4 months ago

UK to house migrants in tents if arrivals surge: Reports

Hindustan Times  

The UK government is planning to house migrants in tents to help deal with any surge in small boats crossing the Channel in the coming months, British media reported Friday. Tents able to house up to 2,000 migrants have been purchased by the interior ministry, which plans to erect them on disused military sites by the end of August, several UK media outlets said. The reports also come the day after the High Court ruled that the government's "systematic and routine" long-term use of interior ministry-run hotels to house lone migrant children was "unlawful". However, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has vowed to "stop the boats" and his government this month passed a controversial law barring asylum claims by anyone arriving via the Channel and other "illegal" routes.

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Channel migrants will be housed in hotels at the taxpayers' expense 'for three more years'
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Channel migrants will be housed in hotels at the taxpayers' expense 'for three more years'

Daily Mail  

Channel migrants will be housed in hotels at the taxpayers' expense for up to three more years, it was reported last night. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper privately believes the backlog will take more time than initially expected to work through, with a knock-on effect on closing migrant hotels, the Times reported. A group of people thought to be migrants leave …

The UK’s hardline immigration chief says international rules make it too easy to seek asylum
1 year, 2 months ago

The UK’s hardline immigration chief says international rules make it too easy to seek asylum

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s immigration minister argued Tuesday that international refugee rules must be rewritten to reduce the number of people entitled to protection, as the Conservative government seeks international support for its tough stance on unauthorized migration. Home Secretary Suella Braverman said people who faced discrimination for their gender or sexuality should not be granted asylum unless they were “fleeing …

Ministers accused of ‘disastrous failure’ as 50,000 asylum seekers in hotels
1 year, 4 months ago

Ministers accused of ‘disastrous failure’ as 50,000 asylum seekers in 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 Labour has accused the Government of “disastrous failure” over its …

UK moves asylum seekers to barge despite humanitarian concerns
1 year, 4 months ago

UK moves asylum seekers to barge despite humanitarian concerns

Al Jazeera  

The large residential barge will only house single men and provide ‘basic and functional’ accommodation. The United Kingdom has begun moving some asylum seekers onto a large residential barge on its southern coast, as part of plans to use cheaper alternatives to hotels as temporary accommodation while asylum claims are processed. The government says it wants to limit the pull …

Britain moves asylum seekers to barge moored off south England in bid to cut costs
1 year, 4 months ago

Britain moves asylum seekers to barge moored off south England in bid to cut costs

LA Times  

Asylum seekers board a barge in southern England as the British government tries to cut the cost of sheltering a rising number of migrants. A small group of asylum seekers has been moved onto a barge moored in southern England as the British government tries to cut the cost of sheltering people seeking protection in the country, British news media …

UK barge to house asylum-seekers is branded a death trap
1 year, 4 months ago

UK barge to house asylum-seekers is branded a death trap

CNN  

London CNN — A barge on which the United Kingdom government plans to house hundreds of asylum-seekers has been described as a “death trap” by the country’s Fire Brigades Union. “Vessels like this are not designed for large numbers like this,” Selby said, explaining that the barge has been “retrofitted” for 222 people, not the 500 people the government plans …

Lawmakers say UK’s planned law to deport Channel migrants breaches rights obligations
1 year, 6 months ago

Lawmakers say UK’s planned law to deport Channel migrants breaches rights obligations

Associated Press  

LONDON — A committee of British lawmakers said Sunday that the U.K. will break its international human rights commitments if it goes through with government plans to detain and deport people who cross the English Channel in small boats. Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights said the Illegal Migration Bill “breaches a number of the U.K.’s international human rights obligations …

Housing migrants in tents ‘perfectly acceptable’, says Tory MP
1 year, 8 months ago

Housing migrants in tents ‘perfectly acceptable’, says Tory MP

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. Read our privacy policy Tents would be “perfectly acceptable” to house migrants arriving via small …

Why are migrants in small boats a heated issue in the UK?
1 year, 9 months ago

Why are migrants in small boats a heated issue in the UK?

Associated Press  

LONDON — The message to asylum-seekers from British Home Secretary Suella Braverman was stark: “If you enter Britain illegally, you will be detained and swiftly removed.” The government hopes that decisive — and divisive — measure will stop tens of thousands of migrants reaching Britain in boats across the English Channel. The British government says many of those making the …

Asylum seekers in hotel targeted by rioters put under curfew as security increased
1 year, 10 months ago

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

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. Restrictions at the Suites Hotel, in Knowsley, are part of a range of intensified …

What is behind the row over asylum hotels?
1 year, 10 months ago

What is behind the row over asylum hotels?

The Independent  

Britain’s asylum process is in the spotlight once more, as The Independent reveals applicants cannot be told their status until they are out of ad-hoc hotel accommodation. The Home Office policy states: “Granting protection status for claimants currently in contingency accommodation, such as hotels, can put local authorities under untenable pressure as they will be required by law to find …

Revealed: ‘Appalling’ reality of healthcare inside the Home Office’s asylum hotels
2 years ago

Revealed: ‘Appalling’ reality of healthcare inside the Home Office’s asylum 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 Asylum seekers in hotels are being left without access to …

‘Exponential rise’ in Albanian migrants crossing the Channel this year
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Exponential rise’ in Albanian migrants crossing the Channel this year

The Telegraph  

So far this year, 38,000 people have arrived in the UK in 936 small boats. Tim Loughton, Conservative MP for East Worthing and Shoreham, said during the meeting: “A vast number of people are still not knowing if their claims are going to be successful or not and are residing in the UK at taxpayers’ expense.” Despite being paid £54million …

Tents set up outside overcrowded asylum center
2 years, 7 months ago

Tents set up outside overcrowded asylum center

NL Times  

On Wednesday evening, the Red Cross set up tents at the overcrowded asylum application center in Ter Apel to give asylum seekers a place to sleep. Nevertheless, Red Cross director Marieke van Schaik called the situation in Ter Apel "an absolute low point" for asylum reception in the Netherlands. The situation in the overcrowded application center, where all new asylum …

There was a time when ‘boat people’ were welcomed to the UK
2 years, 7 months ago

There was a time when ‘boat people’ were welcomed to the UK

The Independent  

A few miles along the coast from Folkestone, Hythe is its sleepier, smaller and more conservative neighbour. In his 1900 account of the Cinque Ports, Kent-based Ford Madox Ford wrote that: “The pervading charm of the town is that of sleep … One is back in a century – some beatific century which one cannot name – where – nothing …

Home Office spends £4.7m a day housing Channel migrants and asylum seekers in hotels
2 years, 10 months ago

Home Office spends £4.7m a day housing Channel migrants and asylum seekers in hotels

The Telegraph  

The accommodation crisis has been compounded by the failure to secure new agreements to return migrants to "safe" countries through which they passed and where they should have claimed asylum. Ms Patel admitted that the Government had returned only a "tiny" fraction of those whose asylum claims had been ruled inadmissible because of Covid travel restrictions and the refusal of …

Move to house migrants in Army barracks instead of hotels
3 years, 1 month ago

Move to house migrants in Army barracks instead of hotels

The Telegraph  

More asylum seekers could be housed in Army barracks rather than hotels under plans to be considered by a cross-government taskforce on deterring migrants from crossing the Channel. The taskforce will consider plans to reduce significantly the number of migrants accommodated in hotels by extending the use of Army barracks, government sources suggested. It is also expected to consider whether …

Channel asylum seekers processed in facility ‘resembling building site' where social distancing is ‘impossible’
4 years, 2 months ago

Channel asylum seekers processed in facility ‘resembling building site' where social distancing is ‘impossible’

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 Asylum seekers arriving in the UK after crossing the Channel …

What is the true story behind Nigel Farage’s claim that ‘illegal’ immigrants are staying in hotels?
4 years, 4 months ago

What is the true story behind Nigel Farage’s claim that ‘illegal’ immigrants are staying in 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 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. “Turns out it’s accommodating 147 illegal migrants and we’re all …

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