Asylum seekers
Italy sends first asylum seekers to Albania under controversial arrangement
An Italian military ship docked in Albania to transfer refugees and migrants, marking the first such deployment under a contentious agreement between the two nations that sends asylum seekers outside the European Union while their claims are processed. The ship picked up 16 individuals in Italian waters and arrived at Shengjin port on Wednesday. Italy's right-wing government has hailed the deal as unprecedented, and other EU members looking to tighten immigration rules are considering it. However, rights groups have condemned it as a violation of human rights.
As coalition dissolves, Iceland’s PM calls November snap election
Iceland's three-party coalition government, which has been in office since November 2021, dissolved on Sunday owing to policy disagreements. The country's prime minister, Bjarni Benediktsson, called new elections for November.
Asylum seekers fear detention, may skip Home Office meetings
As the Home Office began notifying individuals that they were under consideration for deportation to Rwanda, asylum seekers stated that they now fear attending routine appointments. Others lament their initial decision to enter the United Kingdom. Kidus, 30, a native of Eritrea, arrived in the United Kingdom in June 2022 aboard a small vessel with an estimated twenty-one other individuals.
Home Office reveals plot to house asylum seekers in giant Dorset barge.
The local lawmaker and council say the area is unsuitable for hundreds of asylum seekers. However, the government has stated ...
Four military sites will house ‘several thousand’ asylum seekers, including one in PM’s constituency.
The government will house migrants in four military sites and “explore” using decommissioned vessels. The government has announced that “thousands” ...
Asylum seekers with possible diphtheria transported from Manston.
Some authorities are concerned that the Home Office is being irresponsible by allowing migrants to be distributed throughout the country ...
“Asylum seekers cannot simply vanish,” says Boris Johnson in defence of the electronic tagging plan.
As part of a Home Office pilot program, some asylum seekers arriving in the United Kingdom via small boats or ...