Asylum
U.S. asylum application procedures, credible and reasonable fear standards, immigration court proceedings, and policy changes affecting asylum seekers. Covers defensive and affirmative asylum processes.
The U.S. Has Turned Its Back on LGBTQ Asylum Seekers
USCIS’s June 2025 stance that only marriages legally recognized where celebrated count for immigration benefits, plus identity-document rollbacks and stricter adjudication, have hindered LGBTQ asylum seekers’ reunification and protection. Advocates…
UK Eyes Denmark-Style Hardline Asylum Model: A Realistic Look
Since 2015 Denmark shifted to time-limited protection, tougher asylum standards, integration conditions, and an active returns system. Offshore…
Bishop of London: Converting to Christianity Must Not Harm Asylum Claims
On 11 November 2025 peers debated Amendment 79E, which would deny asylum for conversions after arrival. The Bishop…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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.…