Asylum

LONDON — People granted asylum in the United Kingdom will no longer be allowed to settle permanently under a major policy shift set to be announced Monday by UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood.
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Visa applications from nationalities thought most likely to overstay and claim asylum in the UK could be restricted under a new government crackdown.
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The High Court in Ireland has dismissed a Zimbabwean mother and her daughter's bid to overturn the Minister for Justice's decision to deport them. The mother and daughter are not named for legal reasons. According to the newspapers in…
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A Palestinian refugee has won a legal challenge against a Home Office refusal to allow his family in Gaza to apply for UK visas without fingerprints. The man took action after officials rejected his request for his wife and children to be…
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Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has said he would return money to the UK if no asylum seekers are sent to his country under his deal with the government. The UK has paid £240m to Rwanda, with a further £50m to come. So far, no asylum seekers…
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The opposition Labour Party in the UK is considering plans to process some asylum claims overseas to discourage many from making the dangerous journey across the Channel in boats.
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Rwanda's asylum system is so poor that it is biased against many people who could be genuine refugees, say lawyers for the United Nations' Refugee Agency. The warning came on the second day of the UK government's appeal over its…
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The UK government will appeal a court ruling deeming plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda unlawful, Rishi Sunak has said. Court of Appeal judges ruled Rwanda had not provided enough safeguards to prove it is a "safe third country".
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A British judge on Friday rejected an emergency bid to block deportation flights of asylum-seekers to Rwanda set to start next week under an agreement with the east African country, ruling politicians must manage immigration policy.
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Aid agencies say several asylum seekers in the UK have gone into hiding because of fears they will be sent to Rwanda.
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