A plan to convert a house in the Kirkley Conservation Area, Lowestoft, into housing for asylum seekers is encountering significant opposition, receiving 160 objections within just four days. The proposal seeks to transform the nine-room house into a multi-occupancy residence for asylum seekers. The house, located at the corner of South London Road and Rectory…
Glasgow City Council has warned that it may cease its involvement in the distribution of asylum seekers. This warning was conveyed in a letter from Susan Aitken, the leader of the Council, to Home Secretary Angela Eagle, addressing the temporary suspension of the asylum seeker reception and distribution program. Aitken cautioned that this decision could…
French rescuers successfully saved 107 migrants from drowning in the English Channel on Christmas Day. The French Ports Authority reported that 12 rescue operations took place along the northern coast, including one involving a boat that had experienced engine failure. Christmas Day started with the rescue of 30 migrants from a boat near Dunkirk. The…
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has received £1.2 million in government funding to provide housing for 15 Afghan refugee families. This funding is part of a resettlement program aimed at assisting refugees who escaped Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover in 2021. The local council has announced that the city will use these funds to purchase ten new…
Trump’s victory in the U.S. election has sparked concerns over a potential influx of millions of Ukrainian refugees into the UK and Europe. These fears stem from warnings about a proposed peace plan Trump may present to Putin, which reportedly includes halting the war in exchange for Ukraine agreeing not to join NATO, establishing an…
Official data from the British Home Office reveals a significant rise in the number of asylum seekers in Britain citing their sexual orientation as grounds for protection. This surge is attributed to many successfully proving that returning to their home countries would subject them to inhumane treatment due to their sexual orientation. In 2022, 762…
An unspecified number of migrants died in two separate incidents while attempting to cross the English Channel off the French coast, including a two-year-old child who was tragically trampled. According to La Voix du Nord, three migrants lost their lives near Calais, while another died near Boulogne. The death toll is expected to rise as…
Afghans, including refugees in the United Kingdom and Ireland, are facing a challenging situation following the decision to close their embassy in London. The UK government requested the closure of the Afghan diplomatic mission after the Taliban expelled embassy staff from the previous administration for refusing to represent the new regime. This situation has left…
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper unveiled the government’s strategy to combat illegal immigration, which focuses on strengthening border controls, reopening two detention centers, and expanding detention capacity by 290 beds. Cooper also committed to increasing deportations of failed asylum seekers to 2018 levels, aiming to deport 14,000 individuals by the end of 2024. The government’s plan…
A recent BBC report has revealed that the number of refugees arriving in the UK via the English Channel in 2024 has increased. According to the report, a total of 18,467 refugees have crossed the English Channel since the beginning of the year until August 12. This number is higher than the figures recorded for…
Ahead of the European Parliament’s first plenary session, ninety human rights organizations called on the EU to reject member states’ plans for deporting refugees and outsourcing asylum processing to third countries. They called for upholding the right to asylum and the rule of law. The organizations strongly condemned attempts by certain European nations to circumvent…
The new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the suspension of the project to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. An announcement that followed Starmer had chaired the first cabinet meeting after winning the elections, Starmer said after the government meeting; “The Rwanda program is dead and buried before it starts. He mentioned as well that…
