‘They are not refugees’: Peter Dutton slams decision to move Sri Lankan family from Christmas Island detention centre – and says it will encourage people smugglers Peter Dutton says not to show compassion to Tamil asylum-seeker family of four Tamil family moved to community detention after two years on Christmas Island Family allowed to stay … Read more
Migrants arriving in Dover after crossing English Channel are sent on three-hour 150m-mile trip to detention centre while still wearing wet clothes, report reveals At least 8,400 people reached UK in small boats after crossing Channel last year Many are initially placed in short-term holding facilities (STHF) in Dover or Kent Can stay for up … Read more
An asylum seeker who fled gang violence and kidnap in his home country has described being housed in military barracks in the UK as ‘the worst experience of my life’. Eduardo was forced to flee from his home country of El Salvador, after being kidnapped by gangsters. When arriving in the UK, he was housed … Read more
Revealed: Asylum seekers’ taxi rides to hotels and detention centres are costing the taxpayer millions Asylum seekers are being driven in taxis from airports to hotels or interviews Clearsprings Ready Homes is awarded £1.1billion Home Office contract over 10 years The private company houses migrants in south of England and Wales It has paid one … Read more
A young woman who fled Manchester to join Islamic State with her twin sister has been moved to a high-security Syrian detention camp with her young son. Twin sisters Salma and Zahra Halane fled their home in Chorlton when they were 16 years old to travel to Syria in June 2014. They were described as academically … Read more
A Black Lives Matter protester has been shot dead during a march in Austin as a youth detention center and police precinct have been torched in Seattle and demonstrators gather again in Portland amid stand-offs with Donald Trump’s federal agents. One protester was shot and killed when gunshots were fired during a protest in downtown … Read more
WHAT IS ASYLUM? Asylum is a protection and status granted to foreign nationals who fit the criteria of a refugee as defined by international law. Once granted, asylum status allows that person to live and work in this country and apply for a green card after one year of residence. HOW DO YOU GET ASYLUM? … Read more
Riot police on the Greek island of Lesbos yesterday fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters against the creation of a new detention centre for migrants as the latest outburst of unrest entered a second day. The Athens government infuriated residents of five Aegean islands – all straddling a key route to Europe used … Read more