Asylum seekers
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The UK's asylum trapThe Explainer The UK asylum system is widely acknowledged to be broken. It's also an electoral 'wedge issue' between the Tories and Labour
By The Week UK Published
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Rishi Sunak's asylum spat with Ireland explainedIn Depth Irish government plans to override court ruling that the UK is unsafe for asylum seekers
By The Week UK Published
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'Biden has contaminated the historic public support for LEGAL immigration'Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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'The Republican Party has become just another subsidiary of Donald Trump Inc.'Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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The Clapham attack: a 'wake-up call'?Talking Point The shocking case may prove the British asylum system is broken but it has also been exploited for political purposes
By The Week UK Published
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'Mixing new technology and new laws is always a fraught business'Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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Is it time the world re-evaluated the rules on migration?Today's Big Question Home Secretary Suella Braverman questions whether 1951 UN Refugee Convention is 'fit for our modern age'
By The Week Staff Published
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams' alarm over the city's migrant crisisNew York's mayor warns a wave of asylum seekers could "destroy" the city
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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Ascension island: UK could send small boats arrivals to remote Atlantic territorySpeed Read UK government weighs up alternatives if Rwanda scheme is ruled unlawful by Supreme Court
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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US Republicans push to keep strict Covid border lawsSpeed Read A judge ruled that the controversial Title 42 restrictions on asylum seekers should be scrapped
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published
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What Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are saying about immigrationfeature Conservative leadership rivals have both outlined plans to crack down on illegal migrants
By The Week Staff Published
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‘The Navy shouldn’t be tasked with refloating Boris Johnson’s sinking ship’Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
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‘Pray to stay’: Church of England facing questions over asylum seeker conversionsIn the Spotlight Tory MP vows to launch investigation into apparent ‘loophole’ in system
By The Week Staff Published
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How is Priti Patel toughening up the UK’s asylum system?Today's Big Question Migrants arriving through illegal routes to be denied right to settle under plans aimed at curbing people-smuggling
By Sorcha Bradley Last updated
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