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Impact of the 2025 Shutdown on USCIS and EOIR Asylum Processes

The 2025 shutdown slowed asylum processing: USCIS kept accepting claims but delayed interviews and responses; detained hearings continued, while many…

Wealden Green Councillors Press Legal Challenge to Asylum Barracks

On November 10, 2025 Wealden councillors approved legal action challenging the Home Office plan to place 600 asylum seekers at…

Hundreds Return to the Netherlands at Border Checks, 80 Seek Asylum

Dutch mobile border checks (Dec 2024–Sep 2025) denied 470 entries, recorded 80 on-site asylum claims, transferred 550 people to neighbors,…

Epping asylum hotel row divides town, says local group leader

After a July 2025 incident, the High Court ruled against Epping council’s attempt to halt use of the Bell Hotel…

Eritrean asylum seeker attacks officers at Britannia Hotel Bournemouth; delays persist

Samuel Million admitted assaults at the Britannia Hotel (October 2024) and pleaded guilty to threatening an officer in Birmingham (February…

Trump Admin Faces Legal Setback Over Plan to Charge Asylum Seekers

In 2025 a federal court blocked a 212(f) proclamation that sought to bar asylum at the southern border, ruling it…

Home Office apologises for Crowborough asylum plan handling

After a criticized announcement to house 600 asylum seekers at Crowborough Army Training Camp, the Home Office apologized. The plan,…

Why 200 Areas Won’t Fix Home Office Payments to Asylum Seekers in Hotels

A Home Office scheme offering payments to move asylum seekers out of hotels is unlikely to scale. Over 32,000 people…