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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…
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…
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".…
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 …
Migrants posing as children are pushing foster carers to breaking point
Asylum seekers who claim to be unaccompanied minors are gaming the system unchallenged.…
Number of asylum seekers being housed in UK hotels drops 35% year-on-year
The number of asylum seekers being housed temporarily in UK hotels stood at a new low of 20,885 at the end of March 2026, down 35% year-on-year, Home Office figures show.…
Net Migration Falls to 171,000 as Asylum Seekers Continue to Rise
Net migration fell to 171,000 last year, according to the Office for National Statistics. The lowest since 2021... The number of people claiming asylum in…
What impact do refugees have on housing in Glasgow?
BBC Verify examines claims made by political leaders about the impact of asylum and migration on housing.…