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UK signs new asylum treaty with Rwanda
There’s no credible reason to question Rwanda’s record, according to the Home Secretary James Cleverly, who’s been in Kigali signing a new treaty he hopes will get the Government’s asylum seeker policy back on track.
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FactCheck: what was the Rwanda asylum policy and why did the Supreme Court rule it unlawful?
The government wants to pass “emergency legislation”.
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100 hotels which house asylum seekers and refugees to close early next year
Asylum seekers and refugees will be moved out of hotels across the UK in the coming days according to the government, which has pledged to close 50 hotels to asylum seekers by January and another 50 by March next year.
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Bibby Stockholm: First group of asylum seekers brought back on board
The first group of asylum seekers has been brought back on board the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset, two months after the legionella bacteria was found in its water supply.
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Asylum seekers becoming homeless after Home Office support withdrawn
New refugees have effectively seven days notice to leave Home Office hotels.
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Home Office to move asylum seekers back onto Bibby Stockholm barge
The Bibby Stockholm, the barge in Dorset that’s part of the Government’s plan to house asylum seekers, has been empty for more than a month.
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Far reaching effects on refugees’ mental health due to complicated asylum system
It’s traumatic enough to flee from a conflict zone, leaving behind your home, your family and everything you know. But facing a complicated asylum system, poor living conditions and cultural barriers can cause even more distress, according to recent research.
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Plan to house thousands of asylum seekers at former Lincolnshire air base angering locals
The Home Office has been sharing more details of its plan to house thousands of people seeking asylum at a former air force base in Lincolnshire. Not everyone living near RAF Scampton was allowed to attend the meetings however, prompting anger among some locals.
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Asylum backlog rises to record high, Home Office figures show
New figures released by the Home Office today show the backlog in processing asylum claims has reached the highest level since records began in 2010.
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‘Absurd’ that asylum seekers boarded barge before results of water tests were known, says charity chief
We spoke to Steve Smith, CEO of the charity Care4Calais who have successfully fought to keep some asylum seekers off the Bibby Stockholm, and have been in touch with those who have been sent to the vessel.
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Asylum seekers moved from Bibby Stockholm barge after legionella bacteria found
Thirty nine asylum seekers are being hastily taken off the Bibby Stockholm barge after a bacteria which can cause a serious lung infection was found in the water supply.
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Will the government meet its promise to clear ‘legacy’ asylum backlog this year?
As the government works out how to house asylum seekers – on land, at sea and abroad – what sort of progress are they making in processing the tens of thousands of applications in the system?
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First group of 15 asylum seekers board Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset
The first group of 15 asylum seekers have boarded the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset as part of government plans to save the costs of housing people in hotels.
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154 child asylum seekers remain missing from the official accommodation in the UK
The problem of asylum seeking children missing from Home Office hotels is still unsolved.
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Inside the Bibby Stockholm – the UK government’s ‘asylum seeker barge’
One of the Government’s main messages in this recent election period has been a promise to reduce spending on hotel accommodation for newly arrived asylum seekers with the goal of placing 3000 of them in cheaper, alternative places by this autumn.