Legal action to close asylum hotels largely ruled out
Appeals judges and Home Office guidance have made shutting asylum hotels at scale unlikely for now. The UK…
Netherlands Sees Sharp Drop in Asylum Applications in 2025
By August 2025 the Netherlands logged 2,130 first-time asylum claims while its backlog topped 50,000. New July 2025…
Volatile London: Protests Leave Londoners and Asylum Seekers on Edge
Large anti-immigration rallies and counter-protests escalated in London, peaking Sept 13 with ~110,000 attendees. Police deployed 1,000+ officers,…
Hamilton’s $12.34M IHAP Grant Advances Asylum Housing in 2025
Hamilton won $12.34 million in IHAP funding on August 1, 2025—covering 88% of its request—to expand transitional housing,…
George Hotel Not Housing Asylum Seekers, Council Confirms Amid Rumours
On 13 Sept 2025 the council denied rumours that the George Hotel is housing asylum seekers, confirming no…
No 2025 report of a woman convicted of affray at asylum hotels
In September 2025 Hadush Kebatu was convicted of sexual assault at the Bell Hotel in Epping, prompting protests…
UK Asylum Seekers Targeted Amid Economic Precarity and Policy Shifts
In 2025 the UK saw 111,000 asylum claims, prompting the Border Security Bill that repeals Rwanda plans, creates…
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…
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…
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+…
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…
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,…
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…
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…