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ICE seeks nearly $500K fine against immigration lawyer accused of filing fake asylum claims
ICE alleges attorney Suraj Raj Singh filed 118 fraudulent documents across 54 immigration cases with nearly identical claims of persecution.…
Home Office used ‘AI hallucinated’ information to refuse asylum claim, judge suggests
Upper tribunal unable to find document cited in case and claims it is ‘analogous to relying on bogus evidence’…
Security firm linked to ICE crackdown in US reports UK revenue slump after asylum centre contract ends
MTC provided security at heavily criticised Manston centre in Kent and could now make £500m managing the site…
Advocates brace for possible influx of Haitian asylum seekers as U.S. protections end
TPS, which had allowed Haitians to live and work legally in the U.S. on a temporary basis, officially expired Monday.…
New Trump Rule Fast-Tracks Immigration Asylum Claims, Effective Now
One of the more common tactics of people trying to enter the United States is to claim to be seeking asylum. They know precisely the right terms to invoke, and while there is such …
EXCLUSIVE: Trump admin fast-tracks asylum cases, bypassing interviews to slash backlog
USCIS can now refer asylum applications directly to immigration judges without interviews, a move the Trump administration says cuts the backlog.…
Australia spent more than $9m for each asylum seeker held on Nauru last year – so why can’t they afford to buy food?
Many of the more than 100 people awaiting processing on the tiny Pacific island are skipping meals to make ends meet, a new survey has found Follow our Australia news live blog for…
‘We are dying little by little here’: asylum seekers at mercy of Home Office hotel closures
Legal challenges launched over accommodation ‘adequacy’ as UK government closes more asylum hotels Huda and her two children aged 10 and 12 had been living in two rooms in a London…
Migrant suspected of murdering NY mom in Ireland was in country despite being denied asylum
A migrant wanted in connection with the brutal murder of American mother Jamey Carney in Ireland was in the country despite having his asylum application rejected, according to Iri…
NY mom Jamey Carney suffocated to death in Ireland home murder — as police fear asylum-seeking boyfriend fled country: report
The 43-year-old mother-of-one died as a result of suffocation, according to a postmortem examination.…
Outlaw Homelessness And Make Workhouses & Asylums Great Again
None of the zombies seemed to notice, or even looked at us…
America 250: Better an Insane Asylum Than a Morgue
The United States is turning 250. As I write this, sprawled out in a shallow inflatable pool in my yard, a gull-winged WWII-era Corsair has just thundered low over the trees. The r…
People smuggler convicted in France now seeking asylum in UK, BBC discovers
Once described as "the godfather" of French migrant camps, he has been working in an English village.…
Atlas shrugs: New UK asylum seeker IT system failed to help case workers learn from appeals
After several delays in development, Atlas went live without functionality Home Office case manager needed, inspectors say…
Asylum seeker boat intercepted in Queensland
An asylum seeker boat has been intercepted in Far North Queensland.…
Rescuers scramble to find Venezuela earthquake survivors. And, SCOTUS rules on asylum
Rescuers are searching for thousands of people missing after two earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday. And, the Supreme Court says the U.S. can turn away asylum seekers at the…
Charities criticise ‘costly’ Home Office plan to use more military bases to house asylum seekers - UK politics live
Government seeking planning permission at sites in Bicester in Oxfordshire, Barnham in Suffolk, and Linton-on-Ouse in North Yorkshire…
Home Office plan to use more military bases to house asylum seekers
Three new sites in Oxfordshire, Suffolk, and Yorkshire could house about 3,750 asylum seekers if permission is granted.…
US Supreme Court backs Trump on turning away asylum seekers at border
The ruling means migrants can be denied the chance to apply for asylum before crossing into the United States, handing Donald Trump a victory on one of his signature immigration po…
Trump news at a glance: US asylum policy slated to change after supreme court ruling
Supreme court ruling will allow Trump administration to block asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border – key US politics stories from Thursday 25 June…
Supreme Court lets Trump turn away asylum seekers at the border
The decision effectively allows border agents to shut the door to migrants fleeing violence and persecution.…
Trump scores SCOTUS asylum win — but liberal justice warns it could backfire at border
The Supreme Court ruled migrants must set foot in the U.S. to seek asylum, but critics say the decision could create incentives for illegal crossings.…
Border Win: SCOTUS Rules Migrants in Mexico Haven't 'Arrived' in the US for Asylum Purposes
In another immigration win for the Trump administration, the Supreme Court, on Thursday, struck down a lower court ruling that had barred the federal government from turning asylum…
Supreme Court says U.S. can turn away asylum-seekers at the border
By a 6 to 3 vote, the high court ruled that that federal law allows the government to to stop asylum-seekers from physically setting foot in the United States, effectively keeping …
Supreme Court Allows Trump to Block Asylum Seekers at Border
A policy of turning back asylum seekers at the border was rescinded in 2021, but the Trump administration wants the flexibility to reinstate it as a tool for border control.…
Canada’s policies force asylum seekers into US to face deportation, critics say
Advocates say the Safe Third Country Agreement forces immigrants to head to an unsafe country: the United States It was the threat of gang violence in Honduras that pushed Carlos a…
The UK Will Scan Asylum-Seekers’ Faces for Age Checks—Despite Knowing the Tech Is Flawed
Internal Home Office tests of age-verification technology show the risks of life-altering errors. It’s moving forward anyway.…
Our Political Asylum
Lady Liberty bulldozed, Dancing with the Stars in President Trump’s ballroom—how strange might things get? The post Our Political Asylum appeared first on The American Conservative…
Up to 90% of Ireland’s asylum seekers may have entered from Northern Ireland, data shows
Figures suggest common travel area being exploited in both directions, but particularly UK to Ireland Up to 90% of asylum seekers in Ireland may have entered the country via the No…
Is Fortress Europe becoming more strict?
The new EU's Pact on Migration and Asylum is the most sweeping overhaul of European asylum law in decades.…
New Policy Will Require Compliance with the Law
On June 1, CBS News reported that a new “Trump administration plan would allow for quick asylum rejections without interviews”, according to what the network referred to as “intern…
Charities decry UK plan to use AI to assess age of young asylum seekers
Coalition of more than 100 organisations says move could lead to more children ending up in adult detention facilities A coalition of more than a hundred refugee children’s organis…
A Gay Palestinian Fled to Israel’s “Safe Haven.” Israel Tried to Exploit Him for Intelligence.
Israel bills itself as a haven for LGBTQ+ rights. Its bureaucratic system can further endanger queer Palestinian asylum-seekers. The post A Gay Palestinian Fled to Israel’s “Safe H…
Shackled, transferred, mocked: woman, 23, says she gave in to deportation after ‘humiliating’ ICE detention
Ana María was happy working in the US with an open asylum case. But after ICE detained her for months, she said she requested to go back to her native country…
AI will be used to estimate age of asylum seekers from next year
The Home Office says the tool will make it easier to identify adult migrants "attempting to game the system".…
<a href='https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-tories-criticise-delay-in-publishing-defence-funding-plan-12593360?postid=11777167#liveblog-body'>AI to be used to check age of asylum seekers posing as children</a>
Housing asylum seekers in former army barracks ruled unlawful for victims of torture
Judgment outlawing forcing of survivors of trafficking, torture and other forms of violence to share rooms is blow to Shabana Mahmood’s asylum plans…
AI facial recognition to estimate age of asylum seekers posing as children
Currently, immigration officers conduct age assessments when a claimant's age is disputed…
AI will be used to estimate age of asylum seekers from next year
The Home Office says the tool will make it easier to identify adult migrants "attempting to game the system".…
AI to be used to estimate age of UK asylum seekers
The Home Office says the tool will make it easier to identify adult migrants "attempting to game the system".…
Shady immigration attorneys laughed off the law — now they’ll have to pay for their asylum games
Our generous asylum laws almost encourage immigration fraud, now the feds are cracking down — by going after the lawyers who help make it happen.…
DHS Directs ICE To Crack Down on Allegedly Fraudulent Asylum Claims
It's President Donald Trump's latest attempt to restrict a form of humanitarian relief sought by millions.…
Young asylum seekers far more likely to be assessed as adults by immigration officers than by social workers
Local authorities deem UK arrivals to be children more than twice as often as border forces, Home Office data shows Young asylum seekers in the UK are more than twice as likely to …
South Korea detains dissident who fled China in rubber boat
Dong Guangping, an activist and former police officer, spent hours at sea before reaching Korean waters.…
Chinese dissident escapes to South Korea by rubber boat
Chinese dissident Dong Guangping escapes to South Korea by rubber boat, seeking asylum after years of persecution in China.…
Chinese dissident is detained in South Korea after fleeing by inflatable boat
Rights groups urged South Korea not to repatriate Dong Guangping, 68, who has previously tried to escape three times only to be returned to China.…
Tens of thousands of Ukrainians and Hong Kongers seeking safety in the UK granted extended stay
Migration minister Mike Tapp said the UK would ‘offer sanctuary to those in need’ while ‘restoring control at the border’…
Chinese dissident escapes to Korea by rubber boat: attorney
SEOUL — A Chinese dissident who has long been a thorn in Beijing's side has escaped from China to Korea on a rubber boat, his lawyer confirmed on W...…
Trump administration targeting lawyers suspected of asylum fraud
The Trump administration is cracking down on immigration lawyers suspected of improperly filing asylum claims for their clients. In a memo dated Tuesday, the top lawyer for the Dep…
DHS directs ICE to ramp up asylum fraud cases against immigration lawyers, memo shows
According to a memo obtained by CBS News, the Department of Homeland Security is directing attorneys who work with ICE to pursue fraud cases against immigration lawyers. CBS News h…
ICE ordered to ramp up cases against attorneys accused of filing false asylum claims
DHS memo directs ICE to ramp up asylum-related fraud cases
A top DHS official directed ICE attorneys to aggressively pursue administrative fraud cases against immigration lawyers accused of filing false asylum claims.…
Track UK's latest migration numbers - net migration, visas, asylum and small boats
Use our interactive tracker to explore the latest migration statistics for the UK…
Migrants posing as children are pushing foster carers to breaking point
Asylum seekers who claim to be unaccompanied minors are gaming the system unchallenged.…
San Francisco immigration court shuts down after purge of judges
San Francisco's main immigration court has closed, leaving chaos and dysfunction in a region long known for its friendliness to asylum seekers.…
‘Canada is handing people over to ICE’: refugees rejected at border face US detention
As Canada tightens asylum rules, refugees reuniting with family say they were turned over to ICE and jailed for months after failed border claims As each day in US detention passes…
‘I don’t have a life’: man sent to France in ‘one in, one out’ refugee scheme tells of return to UK
Exclusive: ‘Desperate’ man, in hiding after returning in a lorry, says he knows of 18 others from scheme who live in Britain covertly An asylum seeker sent from the UK back to Fran…
What I witnessed at Roxham Road
Unlike a lot of stereotypes in our current climate of fear, what I saw for the most part were people in a position of vulnerability showing resilience…
Kemi Badenoch claims many migrants crossing the Channel are not ‘refugees’ – what do the figures actually show?
Kemi Badenoch has claimed that ”a lot” people arriving in the UK illegally are “not refugees” and instead choose Britain because they see it as a “soft touch." Speaking to LBC, the…
San Francisco immigration court shuts down after purge of judges, leaving asylum cases in chaos
San Francisco's main immigration court has closed, leaving chaos and dysfunction in a region long known for its friendliness to asylum seekers…