Appeals backlog for asylum seekers doubles in a year
The number of asylum seekers waiting to appeal against the rejection of their claims has almost doubled in…
USCIS Directs Hold on Asylum Applications for Travel Ban
On December 2, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy memorandum directing the agency to place…
Yassamin Ansari Voices Strong Support for Afghan Asylum Seekers Amid Immigration Controversy
Yassamin Ansari condemns proposed immigration restrictions on Afghan asylum seekers in a letter to government officials. Quiver AI…
Protesters condemned for trouble at Swale council asylum debate
Ugly scenes at a council meeting have been condemned in parliament. Serious trouble marred a session at Swale…
Why is the UK leading the charge to curb asylum rights under the ECHR? | Human Rights News
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has urged European leaders to “go further” in modernising the European Convention on…
Advocates for Europe’s values are hard to find in asylum debate – The Irish Times
Listening to the shifting debate on asylum policy in the European Union over the last two years, you…
Russian asylum seekers expelled by the US end up on the Ukrainian front line
A poster featuring a Russian soldier and the words ‘The homeland we defend,’ in the center of Saint…
LGBTQ+ asylum seekers worry about their protections
The United States was once considered a place where LGBTQ+ people could claim asylum. But as the Trump…
Sussex group begins legal challenge over plan to house asylum seekers on military site | Immigration and asylum
A legal challenge against government plans to move hundreds of asylum seekers into a military camp in east…
UK asylum delays, backlogs lead to inefficiencies, ‘wasted public funds’
LONDON Years-long backlogs and unresolved claims caused by short-term measures in UK asylum system led to inefficiencies and…
Why UK Asylum Cases Stall: Absconding & Appeals Explained
Absconding, Appeals, and ‘Limbo’: What Actually Happens Legally When Asylum Cases Stall For years, public debate around asylum…
Bangladeshi asylum seekers face highest risk under new EU migration policy
Bangladeshi asylum seekers are set to face tougher scrutiny and faster rejection under a new European Union migration…