Asylum seekers

‘Is this a hotel or a prison?’: Life as an asylum seeker in Home Office accommodation
Migrant hotels

‘Is this a hotel or a prison?’: Life as an asylum seeker in Home Office accommodation

Asylum seekers and migrants face overcrowding, unappetising food and mental and physical health struggles in Home Office accommodation

The Illegal Migration Bill will ‘create a new homeless population’
Illegal Migration Bill

The Illegal Migration Bill will ‘create a new homeless population’

Planned changes to the asylum system could push people who seek sanctuary in the UK into deathtrap homes or on to the streets, says Bridget Young from refugee support group NACCOM

How the Illegal Migration Bill could ‘traumatise’ refugees and asylum seekers
Illegal Migration Bill

How the Illegal Migration Bill could ‘traumatise’ refugees and asylum seekers

The government’s Illegal Migration Bill could have a damaging impact on the mental health of people who have already faced so much trauma, charities and campaigners warn

How an asylum seeker channelled his rage at the immigration system and transformed it into a force for good
Immigration

How an asylum seeker channelled his rage at the immigration system and transformed it into a force for good

UK aid budget cuts are part of a much deeper problem
Paul Abernethy

UK aid budget cuts are part of a much deeper problem

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Whenever the government wants to distract us from the important stuff, there’s a crackdown
Paul McNamee

Whenever the government wants to distract us from the important stuff, there’s a crackdown

The Illegal Migration Bill shows a government in crisis and refugees are paying the price
Ian Dunt

The Illegal Migration Bill shows a government in crisis and refugees are paying the price

The Gary Lineker row shows television is still powerful
opinion

The Gary Lineker row shows television is still powerful

‘I see my father in them’: How one small tea shop plans to empower 1,260 refugees
Recruitment

‘I see my father in them’: How one small tea shop plans to empower 1,260 refugees

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Refugees and asylum
Changemakers 2023

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Refugees and asylum

Matt Hancock as the I’m a Celebrity… fall guy must not distract from our real-life trials
Paul McNamee

Matt Hancock as the I’m a Celebrity… fall guy must not distract from our real-life trials

Here’s what people in Dover really think about UK immigration
Immigration

Here’s what people in Dover really think about UK immigration

What is happening at the Manston migrant centre?
Immigration

What is happening at the Manston migrant centre?

Rallies planned outside detention centres in solidarity with those locked up ahead of Rwanda flights
Rwanda policy

Rallies planned outside detention centres in solidarity with those locked up ahead of Rwanda flights

Protests planned across country as court rules Rwanda refugee flight can go ahead
Rwanda Policy

Protests planned across country as court rules Rwanda refugee flight can go ahead

‘No one has been housed for a month’: Afghan refugees still stuck in hotel limbo 9 months on
Afghan refugees

‘No one has been housed for a month’: Afghan refugees still stuck in hotel limbo 9 months on

Charities are taking legal action against the government over its plans to send refugees to Rwanda
Home Office

Charities are taking legal action against the government over its plans to send refugees to Rwanda

Priti Patel’s ‘refugee pushback’ policy has been scrapped days before a High Court review
Home Office

Priti Patel’s ‘refugee pushback’ policy has been scrapped days before a High Court review

The UK has long wanted an Australian refugee system. Here’s how that failed spectacularly.
Refugees

The UK has long wanted an Australian refugee system. Here’s how that failed spectacularly.

UK lawyers are stepping up to offer free immigration advice to Ukrainians
Ukraine invasion

UK lawyers are stepping up to offer free immigration advice to Ukrainians

Scotland and Wales reject ‘anti-refugee’ Nationality and Borders Bill
Borders Bill

Scotland and Wales reject ‘anti-refugee’ Nationality and Borders Bill

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‘Migrants are not enemy combatants’: Plans to bring in navy to stop Channel crossings spark anger
asylum system

‘Migrants are not enemy combatants’: Plans to bring in navy to stop Channel crossings spark anger

Changemakers 2022: Refugees and asylum seekers
Changemakers 2022

Changemakers 2022: Refugees and asylum seekers

Afghans face ‘lottery’ for UK resettlement – with no dates set for further evacuations
Afghan refugees

Afghans face ‘lottery’ for UK resettlement – with no dates set for further evacuations

Some Afghans ‘won’t be here’ for UK resettlement if scheme is not sped up, MPs told
Refugees

Some Afghans ‘won’t be here’ for UK resettlement if scheme is not sped up, MPs told