3 h. ago Nigel Farage accused of badmouthing Britain to impress Elon Musk in Congress showdown

An evidence session to the House Judiciary committee descended into a furious row between Farage and Democrat member Hank Johnson of Georgia, who claimed Farage was "carrying water" for Elon Musk

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5 h. ago Iraqi asylum seeker 'raped and sexually assaulted woman' in London hostel after illegally crossing Channel on boat

Iraqi national Yousif Al-Maliki, 30, who is currently living at the Peckham Lodge Hotel has been accused of attacking a woman at the Astor Hostel in South Kensington.

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6 h. ago ‘I told my family, I’ll probably die’: US immigration sends Russian asylum seekers back to Moscow

Russian national who applied for asylum on political grounds describes inhumane treatment while in US custodyUS immigration authorities have deported dozens of Russian asylum seekers to Moscow, including a serviceman wanted for desertion who has since been detained, the Guardian can reveal.At least two deportation flights operated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) departed from the agency’s major detention hub in Alexandria, Louisiana and landed in Cairo, Egypt, where the asylum seekers were transferred to flights bound for Moscow with the cooperation of Egyptian and Russian authorities, according to interviews with passengers and human rights campaigners. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Asylum seeker denies raping woman in London hostel after arriving in the UK illegally

Yousif Al-Maliki, 31, is accused of raping and sexually assaulting the woman at the Astor Hostel in South Kensington on August 1

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7 h. ago Asylum seeker denies raping and sexually assaulting woman in London hostel

Asylum seeker denies raping and sexually assaulting woman in London hostel  The Independent

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8 h. ago Asylum seeker hotel protests slammed by West Lothian councillors

The protests followed the Supreme Court’s overturn of an injunction won by a council in Essex ordering a hotel to move asylum seekers out of the Bell Hotel in Epping.

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9 h. ago Reform UK accused of ‘hypocrisy’ ahead of address to US Congress

Critics accuse Nigel Farage of Trumpian tactics as he prepares to speak to Congress members about free speech

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9 h. ago ECHR asylum seeker rulings 'are an existential threat to western democracies' and led to 'uncontrolled immigration'

Hans-Jürgen Papier says that the current legislation from the ECHR had led to 'uncontrolled and unconditional immigration'.

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15 h. ago ‘It kept me going’: halt to refugee reunion scheme in UK shatters hopes

Afghan man seeking asylum and permission to bring wife to Britain describes shock at home secretary’s announcementThe hopes of asylum seekers aiming to be reunited with their loved ones in the UK have been shattered after the home secretary announced on Monday that new applications to the family reunion scheme were to be suspended. The prospect of reuniting with spouses and children after reaching safety is often what sustains those trying to reach Britain during their difficult journeys.Immigration lawyers are urgently working to lodge applications while the scheme remains open in cases of people who have been granted refugee status. The suspension will last until the spring and it is likely that any new scheme will be more restrictive than the current one, the Home Office said. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Nigel Farage blamed for small boats crisis after end of 'returns' deal for asylum seekers

EXCLUSIVE: The SNP say the Reform UK must own a rise in illegal immigration after the “Dublin Regulation” ended.

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19 h. ago Nearly TWICE as many asylum seekers are living in homes rent free than in hotels as government offers private landlords five years of guaranteed rent if they house migrants

UK public anger over immigration has focused over the use of hotels to house migrants who are waiting to hear the outcome of their asylum claims.

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25 h. ago Epping Council refused permission to appeal ruling over asylum seekers at The Bell Hotel in Supreme Court

The Court of Appeal refused the application of the local authority in Essex to appeal to the higher court

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26 h. ago Welsh hotel forced to deny false claims it's housing asylum seekers

Management said they were left with no choice other than to address the rumours and for people to 'know the truth'

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30 h. ago Channel migrants could be moved to WAREHOUSES as Labour scrambles to close asylum hotels with PM holding emergency talks on how to go 'further and faster' on tackling small boats

Yvette Cooper said the Government was looking at 'military and industrial sites' as 'more appropriate' places to house asylum seekers.

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31 h. ago Voices: Trust me, splitting up refugee families is not the answer to the migrant crisis

As the Home Office seeks to revert back to the 28-day move-on period for asylum-seekers and pauses reunions, Alex Fraser of the British Red Cross explains how the government needs to better support refugees – starting with a focus on family

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33 h. ago Cooper suggests asylum seekers could be moved into warehouses instead of hotels – UK politics live

Home secretary says government aims to ‘shrink the whole asylum system’ and is looking at ‘military and industrial sites’Lamb says the Greens are “the antidote to Reform”.That gets a big round of applause.We’re a home for all those people across the country holding their heads in their hands as the Labour government lets them down again and again and again, whether it is switching from the aid budget or from people with disabilities and not bringing in taxes we need.And that is why, in reaction, a new Green wave is sweeping the country as people turn to us.It’s already become a bit of a cliche, but we are really moving into a multi-party system, with the Greens poised to help create the next government.And, like all the best cliches, it has the distinct advantage of also being for true. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Labour's migrant deal fiasco: Now Yvette Cooper FAILS to guarantee asylum seekers will start being returned to France this month under 'one in, one out' agreement

Ministers claimed when the agreement was announced in July that it would take effect within weeks, but the Home Secretary now says she expects the deportations to begin 'later this month'.

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34 h. ago Asylum seeker begs to go back to Somalia because it's 'safer than Nuneaton' as anti

Nuneaton in Warwickshire has become a hotbed of tension amid a string of anti-migrant protests following reports two Afghan asylum seekers had been arrested for sexual assault.

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35 h. ago Sadiq Khan demands axing of London arms fair saying it offends asylum seekers and is 'inappropriate' during Israel's Gaza campaign

Sadiq Khan hit out at the DSEI event being held from September 9-12, insisting the capital should not be used as a 'marketplace for those who wish to trade in weapons'.

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36 h. ago Asylum hotels can be closed earlier than key government date, Yvette Cooper says

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says 'we do believe it can be done earlier' when quizzed on the government's 2029 date to end the use of hotels housing asylum seekers

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