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Refugee wonders if it would be better to 'stay in Yemen and die' than go through UK asylum system
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Refugee Homelessness Crisis

Refugee wonders if it would be better to 'stay in Yemen and die' than go through UK asylum system

Number of refugees evicted into homelessness triples in wake of Home Office asylum change
homeless refugees
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Number of refugees evicted into homelessness triples in wake of Home Office asylum change

Rwanda judgement means asylum seekers can 'sleep without fear', says charity behind court victory
Rwanda deportation flights protest
Immigration

Rwanda judgement means asylum seekers can 'sleep without fear', says charity behind court victory

Government plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful, Supreme Court finds
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Immigration

Government plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful, Supreme Court finds

Allowing asylum seekers to work will help tackle growing refugee homelessness crisis, says minister
refugee homeless, Emma Roddick
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Allowing asylum seekers to work will help tackle growing refugee homelessness crisis, says minister

Shadow minister slams 'chaotic and incompetent' Home Office over refugee homelessness crisis
Mike Amesbury
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Shadow minister slams 'chaotic and incompetent' Home Office over refugee homelessness crisis

Flooded Portaloos and outbreaks of scabies: Activists want 'appalling' Manston asylum centre closed
Manston migrant centre
Asylum seekers

Flooded Portaloos and outbreaks of scabies: Activists want 'appalling' Manston asylum centre closed

1,000 asylum seekers in cash-strapped Birmingham face homelessness by Christmas
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1,000 asylum seekers in cash-strapped Birmingham face homelessness by Christmas

Asylum seekers returning to Bibby Stockholm barge is 'health catastrophe waiting to happen'
An aerial view of the Bibby Stockholm migrant asylum docked in its final position at Portland Port in Dorset.
Bibby Stockholm

Asylum seekers returning to Bibby Stockholm barge is 'health catastrophe waiting to happen'

Bibby Stockholm ruling: Home Office blasted as 'inhumane' as asylum seekers told to return to barge
Bibby Stockholm

Bibby Stockholm ruling: Home Office blasted as 'inhumane' as asylum seekers told to return to barge

Suella Braverman branded ‘shameful’ for saying being gay isn’t enough to qualify for asylum
Suella Braverman
Asylum seekers

Suella Braverman branded ‘shameful’ for saying being gay isn’t enough to qualify for asylum

Families sharing single rooms plagued with damp and mould: Reality of life in the asylum system
Asylum seekers

Families sharing single rooms plagued with damp and mould: Reality of life in the asylum system

Refugee women and children being made homeless due to 'inhumane' new Home Office policy
Suella Braverman, refugees
Social Justice

Refugee women and children being made homeless due to 'inhumane' new Home Office policy

Homeless refugee displays otherworldly portraits in London exhibition
Art

Homeless refugee displays otherworldly portraits in London exhibition