7 h. ago Asylum seeker 'who recruited child soldiers' wins appeal to stay in Britain despite being refused refugee status in France because he's an alleged war criminal

The Sri Lankan, who remains unnamed after he was granted anonymity, faces claims he 'enlisted children under the age of 15' to separatist terrorist group Tamil Tigers.

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20 h. ago Scott Morrison sought advice to obstruct Nauru asylum seekers from accessing abortions, documents reveal

Advocate claims Abbott government was concerned asylum seekers and refugees were using medical transfers as a back door to get into AustraliaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastScott Morrison overrode medical advice in the case of an asylum seeker in offshore detention trying to access an abortion, and had previously sought advice that would effectively prevent access to terminations entirely, ministerial advice reveals.Documents released under freedom of information laws show Morrison, in 2014 as immigration minister, had sought advice to deny the transfer of women to a hospital on the Australian mainland to access termination services before 20 weeks’ gestation. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Labour struggling to slash 'unsustainable' foreign aid spending on asylum hotels, despite vow to end practice

The Government is spending £2.2 billion of overseas development funds to house migrants

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8 d. ago Immigration court ruled a Sudanese asylum seeker with a deep voice and 'very hairy legs' was a child as physical attributes are 'not a useful indicator for age'

The decision is said to have overruled a Home Office assessment who claimed his physical appearance 'strongly suggested' he was 'over 18' and that he was likely to be around 24.

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1 week ago Repeated failings at migrant hotel where asylum seeker killed himself exposed

Special report: Staff at hotel were ‘not appropriately trained’ and Home Office officials didn’t know who was providing crucial services

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1 week ago London council considers legal action against Home Office over £5m asylum seeker bill

Hillingdon council said it is supporting an increasing number of migrants who have been evicted from hotels

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1 week ago Syrian asylum seeker who killed three people and wounded ten others in knife rampage at 'festival of diversity' after he was slated for deportation pleads guilty at German court

Issa Al Hasan, 27, made the confession at the start of his trial, held under tight security at the higher regional court in Duesseldorf on Tuesday.

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1 week ago UK ‘to ask Kosovo’ to take failed asylum seekers in overseas ‘return hubs plan’

North Macedonia, Kosovo, and Serbia said to be being considered for housing UK’s failed asylum seekers

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2 w. ago Gay Pakistani asylum seeker pleads with Keir Starmer to let him stay in the UK because he'll be forced to marry a woman if he goes back to his home country

Ali Raza Nasir insists he came to the UK to study but when he visited Soho in central London and met other gay people he knew that Britain was where he needed to settle.

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2 w. ago American arrested in Michael Gaine murder probe claims 'I've been framed by gangsters'

Michael Kelley, a self-described asylum seeker from the US, has denied any involvement in the alleged murder of Irish farmer Michael Gaine after he says he was arrested by Gardaí - claiming he was framed by gangsters

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2 w. ago The migrant tent cities springing up in the suburb where one in every 112 residents is an asylum seeker

Hillingdon had supported 89 asylum seekers out of every 10,000 residents at the end of last year - and residents say taxpayers' money which the council is having to pay to house them was 'disgraceful'.

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2 w. ago Asylum seeker allowed to stay over fears he'd be punished by wicked stepmum back home

An unnamed asylum seeker from Guinea has been allowed to stay in the UK as he may be punished by his evil stepmother if he returned to the country after he successfully escaped

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2 w. ago Asylum seeker allowed to stay in Britain because his 'abusive stepmother would punish him for running away'

A judge ruled the man did not have to leave the UK as he would likely be severely punished by his relative for 'escaping' his home country of Guinea.

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2 w. ago Judge lets Iraqi asylum seeker stay in Britain despite him admitting 'I don't have a real reason to be here, give me some time I'll make one up'

The 32-year-old man, who was granted anonymity by immigration judges, arrived in the UK illegally in 2016.

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2 w. ago Asylum seeker fisherman who ran £12m migrant smuggling ring from taxpayer funded flat is jailed for 25 years

Egyptian-born Ahmed Ebid, 42, masterminded the movement of nearly 3,800 migrants - including women and children - as part of the £12m illegal boat operation.

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2 w. ago Gordonstoun: The partnership struck between King Charles' Scottish boarding school and Dubai football club

The partnership involves the former Scottish private school attended by King Charles.

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2 w. ago King’s old school launches football partnership with professional club in Dubai

Gordonstoun revealed plans to work with Gulf United, which is led by an ex-pupil.

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2 w. ago Asylum seeker who tried to win the right to stay in Britain because he was gay has his case thrown out

Esmir Demaj petitioned for the right to stay in Britain because he was a 'gay' man but was later found to have deliberately 'misled' the Home Office.

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3 w. ago How asylum seeker fisherman became virtual captain of £12million migrant smuggling ring from taxpayer funded flat

Ahmed Ebid, 42, masterminded a £12 million operation, in which around 3,800 migrants, including women and children, were transported to Europe from Libya on overcrowded fishing boats.

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3 w. ago Guinean asylum seeker with convictions for drug dealing and carrying weapons can't be deported as he is 'socially and culturally integrated' in Britain, immigration tribunal told

The man amassed a 'significant number of criminal convictions' including those related to drug dealing and carrying a knife since arriving in the UK as a child in 2007.

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