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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…
Yvette Cooper’s asylum reform package: bold on paper, doubtful in practice
Cooper’s plan tightens family reunification with English and income tests, creates a new appeals tribunal, and boosts enforcement; critics fear…
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s asylum bid: a smart but risky legal strategy
After an acknowledged wrongful deportation to El Salvador, Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to U.S. custody and filed a new asylum…
Two Spokane Immigrants Seek Asylum Self-Deport After Detention
After months in a Tacoma detention center, two Spokane asylum seekers self‑deported in June 2025, sparking major protests. Advocates blame…
9th Circuit Maintains Venezuelan TPS as Litigation Continues
The 9th Circuit on August 29, 2025, kept an injunction preventing termination of Venezuelan TPS, preserving protections for about 600,000…
UK aims to overturn hotel housing ban for migrants amid asylum reforms
A Refugee Council-backed plan could grant time-limited leave to people from five high-grant-rate countries to move thousands out of hotels…