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Child asylum seekers in UK forced to share hotel rooms with adults

Concerns raised over possible misclassification of children as adults as Home Office’s new hotel ‘maximisation’ policy begins

The Guardian - UK

‘This is a prison’: men tell of distressing conditions on Bibby Stockholm

Asylum seekers share fears about Dorset barge becoming even more crowded, saying they already ‘despair and wish for death’

The Guardian - UK

Afghans who fled Taliban to UK ‘set to be made homeless at Christmas’

Home Office has imposed a 15 December deadline to eject people who worked for UK in Afghanistan from hotels, say councils

The Guardian - UK

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Man tries to kill himself after hearing of move to Bibby Stockholm

Nigerian asylum seeker airlifted to hospital on Thursday after learning of transfer to barge, charity says

The Guardian - UK

Met boss calls for clarity on policing extremism amid pro-Palestinian rallies

Sir Mark Rowley said he will support a review into the legal definition of extremism and how it should be policed.

The Independent UK

Overseas students and workers targeted in illicit UK visa trade

Brokers in south Asia charging up to £800 for appointments that should be free

The Guardian - UK

Illegal Migration Act is a 'ticking time bomb', says Scottish human rights charity

A SCOTTISH human rights charity has said the Illegal Migration Act creates a “ticking time bomb” for asylum seekers which the Scottish…

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Police urged to double use of facial recognition software

Policing minister Chris Philp suggests target of more than 200,000 searches over next six months in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

Policing minister urges forces to double use of facial recognition software

It comes despite a cross-party group of MPs and peers calling for the use of live facial recognition technology to stop immediately.

The Independent UK

Glasgow presses for Home Office help in looming refugee homelessness crisis

Refugees’ lawyers threaten action as officials argue who will pay to accommodate more than 1,400 people granted leave to remain

The Guardian - UK

Effort to clear asylum backlog could shift pressure to elsewhere in system – MPs

The Government’s current business case for reform of the asylum system is ‘incomplete and unrealistic’, according to the Public Accounts Committee.

The Independent UK

Forcing asylum seekers into shared hotel rooms to cut costs is unsafe, Sunak warned in scathing report

Government has no ‘credible’ plan to end asylum hotels or clear backlog, says cross-party group of MPs

The Independent UK

Watchdog criticises Home Office for dropping farm worker visa review

Exclusive: The government will not now publish a promised review despite calls from non-profits, academics – and its own independent inspector

The Independent UK

Home Office facing legal action over RAF base housing asylum seekers in blow to plan to stop using hotels

Charity argues RAF Wethersfield is being used as a de facto detention centre and is not suitable as long-term accommodation

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The Guardian - UK

Government faces legal challenge over ‘unlawful segregation’ of asylum seekers

Charity Care4Calais says Wethersfield airbase in Essex is a ‘de facto prison camp’ for about 200 people

The Independent UK

Shamima Begum faces wait for appeal decision in citizenship case

Three judges at the Court of Appeal are expected to give their decision on Ms Begum’s case at a later date.

The Guardian - UK

Government pays £15.3m for derelict land that sold for £6.3m a year ago

Brownfield site in Bexhill, East Sussex, being considered as a potential detention centre to house asylum seekers

The Independent UK

Scope of armed policing review backed by Met chief

Home Secretary Suella Braverman said she wanted officers and the public to have ‘confidence’ in legal processes.

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The Independent UK

UK government shame as Afghan refugee faces being sent back to Taliban after admin error

Exclusive: ‘They led him down this road of believing he had a chance and they put him up for months in Islamabad at an eye-watering cost of money. At the end of all this process they’re booting him out’

The Guardian - UK

Shamima Begum a victim of trafficking when she left Britain for Syria, court told

Lawyers argue Home Office failed to properly consider whether Begum had been groomed before stripping her of UK citizenship

The Independent UK

Home Office kicking asylum seekers out of hotels with one week’s notice, MP says

Stella Creasy said ‘no assistance’ is being provided, leading them to resort to local homeless shelters.

The Guardian - UK

Cutting asylum backlog will mean more homeless refugees, Glasgow council warns

City officials say Home Office has no clear idea where estimated 1,800 people granted refugee status will be housed in city

The Guardian - UK

Companies providing housing for UK asylum seekers make £113m profit

Combined profits of Clearsprings Ready Homes and Stay Belvedere Hotels prompt criticism from refugee charities

The Independent UK

Home Office says Northern Ireland exemption to ETA would hit security efforts

An electronic travel authorisation will soon be a requirement for people who do not need a visa to come to the UK.

The Independent UK

Shamima Begum’s citizenship removal ‘unlawful’, Court of Appeal told

The 24-year-old has brought an appeal bid against the decision of a specialist tribunal earlier this year.

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