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Canada’s 2025 Asylum Surge: Top 10 Origins Revealed
A 2025 asylum surge—57,440 claims in H1—has produced a 291,975-case IRB backlog and strained services. Policy changes include the RPID,…
EU asylum applications drop 23% in first half of 2025
In H1 2025 EU+ asylum claims fell 23% to 399,000, led by a 66% fall in Syrian claims and a…
UK Ends Suburban Migrant Hotels as Asylum Housing Moves to Barracks
UK plans to end most migrant hotel use by the end of the Parliament, cutting hotels from 400+ to under…
Trump administration declares Kilmar Abrego Garcia ineligible for asylum as detention and deportioná
ICE plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Eswatini after declaring him asylum ineligible based on a 2019 MS-13 allegation.…
UK tells foreign students: asylum claims must be credible or face deportation
The Home Office warned thousands of students that meritless asylum claims after visas expire will be quickly refused, risking deportation.…
Labor rushes through new anti-asylum seeker laws in 2025 U.S. policy overhaul
The 2025 package closed ports to asylum, reinstated Remain in Mexico, suspended USRAP, added fees and expanded expedited removal, creating…
Home Secretary Pledges Crackdown on Asylum Claims by Students
The Home Office will contact about 132,000 students from September to deter weak asylum claims; 16,000 student-origin claims were made…
Labour Sets Out Plan to Overhaul Britain’s Broken Asylum System
Facing record claims (109,343 to March 2025) and a £5.4bn bill in 2023/24, Labour is overhauling asylum processing—hiring staff, changing…