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.…
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…
East Sussex asylum seekers to register with local GPs under NHS plan
From November 2025, up to 600 asylum seekers at Crowborough will be enrolled with local GPs without documents.…
How the Netherlands engineered its asylum crisis and turned profit
Reduced permanent reception capacity left a 5,000-bed shortfall by 2019, forcing COA into costly emergency contracts. Annual arrivals…
U.S. Tightens Asylum Rules with Expedited Removal, 60-Day Deadlines
Proclamation 10888 and a Jan 2025 executive order closed ports of entry to asylum seekers, paused refugee processing,…
Asylum Pride House: More Than a Home with Comprehensive LGBTQ+ Support
Asylum Pride House provides a five-bedroom, trauma-informed shelter in West Philadelphia for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers. Residents get individualized…
USCIS Tightens Rules on Work Authorization for Asylum Seekers
USCIS ends automatic EAD extensions for renewals filed on or after October 30, 2025, and implemented a $550…
Ireland Moves to Charge Working Asylum Seekers for Housing Costs
Ireland plans to charge employed asylum seekers €15–€238 weekly for state housing, scaled to earnings; €600+ earners pay…