Head Lice, Smelly Chicken and Profits in UK Asylum Hotels
Renewed complaints about overcrowding, hygiene and mental-health harms in UK asylum hotels have coincided with Home Office cost-cutting…
Lukas Brandt covers UK and European immigration for VisaVerge.com, from the post-Brexit UK visa system and Indefinite Leave to Remain to immigration routes across the EU. He follows Home Office and European policy shifts closely, explaining what they mean for workers, students, and families on the move. Lukas's reporting is the go-to resource for readers navigating immigration on both sides of the Channel.
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