Small boat asylum seekers undeterred by Rwanda plan, survey finds
Survey of asylum seekers in northern France finds three-quarters will try to reach UK despite government’s offshoring plans Deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlikely...
Category : Immigration and asylum
Priti Patel’s Rwanda asylum seeker plan faces first legal challenge
Charity Freedom from Torture says it has ‘serious concerns’ about lawfulness of policy Priti Patel’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is facing its...
UN refugee agency condemns Boris Johnson’s Rwanda asylum plan
Gillian Triggs, assistant high commissioner at UNHCR, says plan is ‘symbolic gesture’ that will prove unworkable The UN’s refugee agency has condemned Boris Johnson’s plan...
Boat capsizes off Libya, leaving 35 people dead or presumed dead
Wooden vessel launched from Sabratha, a major departure point for Europe, says UN migration agency A boat carrying 35 people has capsized off the Libyan...
Priti Patel could face Home Office mutiny over Rwanda asylum plan
Unions say civil servants could stage mass walkouts after home secretary overruled their concerns UK’s Rwanda plan will fail, says UNHCR Peers will fight UK...
Sending UK asylum seekers to Rwanda will save money, claims minister
Claim about long-term benefits disputed by MP Andrew Mitchell who describes reported cost of £30,000 a person as ‘eye-watering’ Britain will save money in the...
What are the Tories trying to achieve by offshoring asylum seekers?
Analysis: Tories keen to shore up support with tough immigration policy but there are concerns about the detail When Boris Johnson’s position was at its...
UK asylum seekers to be housed in no-frills hostel in Rwandan capital
People fleeing persecution to be taken to stripped-back Hope guest house in Kigali, which has only 50 rooms Asylum seekers flown to Rwanda by the...
EU has ‘limited’ appetite for post-Brexit migration deal with UK
Commissioner’s stance underlines difficulty of task facing Liz Truss as she steps into David Frost’s brief A senior EU official has said she does not...
Channel deaths: report finds failings in rescue effort as legal action begins
Cases launched in UK and France over deaths of 27 people, and expert report for lawyers refers to ‘serious failings’ “Serious failings” in a rescue...
