Charity threatens legal action against Home Office after officials tried to deport asylum seekers

A migrant charity has threatened legal action against the Home Office after officials arrested and tried to deport two Indian asylum seekers in Glasgow.   Lakhvir Singh, 34, says officers sent by the Home Office ‘barged’ into his Glasgow flat yesterday at around 10am and arrested him and his friend Sumit Sehdevi on suspicion of immigration offences … Read more

Charity threatens legal action against Home Office after officials tried to deport asylum seekers

A migrant charity has threatened legal action against the Home Office after officials arrested and tried to deport two Indian asylum seekers in Glasgow.   Lakhvir Singh, 34, says officers sent by the Home Office ‘barged’ into his Glasgow flat yesterday at around 10am and arrested him and his friend Sumit Sehdevi on suspicion of immigration offences … Read more

Housing asylum seekers at ex-military barracks is branded ‘utterly unacceptable’ by MPs

Housing asylum seekers at Covid-ridden former military barracks is branded ‘utterly unacceptable’ by MPs as independent inspector says Home Office made a ‘serious error of judgement’ The APPG on Immigration Detention have written to Home Secretary Priti Patel They ‘entirely agree’ with these concerns aired by Independent Chief Inspector They said conditions at Napier Barracks … Read more

Asylum seekers at Kent barracks face ‘exceptionally high risk to life, High Court hears

Asylum seekers housed in a ‘squalid and unsafe’ Kent barracks where 200 caught Covid and seven attempted suicide face an ‘exceptionally high risk to life’ should they remain there, the High Court has heard. The Napier Barracks in Folkestone, Kent has been used to accommodate hundreds of asylum seekers since last September, despite the Home … Read more

Priti Patel vows ‘boomerang’ deportations as part of asylum overhaul

Priti Patel will today unveil a major overhaul of the UK’s asylum system which will include ‘boomerang’ deportations of migrants who arrive in the country illegally.  The Home Secretary said the changes will help ‘create safe and legal routes to give people the chance to resettle and access our asylum’ while also combatting people smuggling … Read more

Priti Patel vows ‘boomerang’ deportations as part of asylum overhaul

Priti Patel will today unveil a major overhaul of the UK’s asylum system which will include ‘boomerang’ deportations of migrants who arrive in the country illegally.  The Home Secretary said the changes will help ‘create safe and legal routes to give people the chance to resettle and access our asylum’ while also combatting people smuggling … Read more

Priti Patel slashes asylum rights for migrants who arrive illegally in crack down on crossings

Asylum rights will be slashed for migrants who arrive in Britain illegally under major reforms announced today. Priti Patel will introduce a ‘two-tier’ system in which those who come via unauthorised routes – such as crossing the Channel in small boats – are given far fewer privileges. Even if they have a legitimate claim to … Read more

Priti Patel slashes asylum rights for migrants who arrive illegally in crack down on crossings

Asylum rights will be slashed for migrants who arrive in Britain illegally under major reforms announced today. Priti Patel will introduce a ‘two-tier’ system in which those who come via unauthorised routes – such as crossing the Channel in small boats – are given far fewer privileges. Even if they have a legitimate claim to … Read more

Migrant who crossed into Texas from Mexico warns flood of asylum seekers will continue to worsen

A migrant who crossed into Texas from Mexico has warned that the flood of asylum seekers will only continue to worsen under Joe Biden’s relaxed immigration policies.   The migrant, who was not named, spoke to Fox News on Friday in El Paso after being apprehended by Customs and Border Protection (CBP).   Asked if he believes … Read more

Migrant who crossed into Texas from Mexico warns flood of asylum seekers will continue to worsen

A migrant who crossed into Texas from Mexico has warned that the flood of asylum seekers will only continue to worsen under Joe Biden’s relaxed immigration policies.   The migrant, who was not named, spoke to Fox News on Friday in El Paso after being apprehended by Customs and Border Protection (CBP).   Asked if he believes … Read more