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.
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 31% rise in Venezuelan claims. The EU Pact’s border screening…
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…
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…
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;…
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…
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.…