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Ending EAD Extensions: Refugees and Asylees Face Work Gaps
Effective October 30, 2025, DHS ends automatic EAD extensions for refugees and asylees; filings before October 30 retain prior 540-day…
UK Wasted Billions on Asylum Accommodation, MPs Say in Report
A Commons committee found asylum hotel contract costs tripled to £15.3bn due to flawed deals and poor oversight, as numbers…
Home Office Helpline for Asylum Seekers Fails to Meet Targets
A parliamentary report (Oct 2025) condemns the Home Office’s asylum accommodation system, noting a helpline’s repeated failures, inconsistent safeguarding, and…
Scottish Refugee Council: Asylum Seekers Must Be Treated with Dignity
Charities, led by the Scottish Refugee Council, oppose plans to house 300 at Cameron Barracks and 600 at Crowborough, warning…
Asylum seekers to be housed at Crowborough, East Sussex military site
The government will convert Crowborough Training Camp and Cameron Barracks to house about 900 asylum seekers by the end of…
Epping asylum seeker arrested after mistaken prison release
A 38-year-old asylum seeker, Hadush Kebatu, was mistakenly released from HMP Chelmsford on 24 October 2025, travelled across London, and…
Asylum Fee Crisis: Deportations Halted Without Timely Notice
OBBBA imposes a $100 annual asylum fee for cases pending over a year. After legal action, officials require a personal…
Wethersfield asylum staff walkout over pay and conditions
At Wethersfield asylum centre, 22 of 31 security contractors walked out over pay and conditions, exposing safeguarding gaps. Opened July…