#asylum-seekers

#asylum-seekers

Confirming that she hopes to take a harder line than her predecessor, Yvette Cooper, she said she would do whatever it takes to cut the number of people entering the UK by irregular routes such as small boats. In a first announcement as home secretary, she proposed to cut the number of visas granted to countries that delay or refuse returns of their citizens who have no right to remain in the UK.

With the Home Office, I have been putting military planners into their border command and into their planning for the future. We are looking at the potential use of military and non-military sites for temporary accommodation for the people who come across on these small boats that may not have a right to be here or need to be processed rapidly before we can decide whether or not they should say or whether or not we deport them,

This morning, an attorney representing the Department of Homeland Security moved to dismiss the cases of all five asylum-seekers, at the court at 630 Sansome St. Mission Local has heard DHS lawyers in the courtroom on multiple occasions say that they move to dismiss asylum cases with the express goal of putting immigrants into expedited removal. Judge Patrick O'Brien did not immediately grant the government's motion.

An asylum seeker hotel resident has been convicted of sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl just days after arriving in the United Kingdom on a small boat. Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu's behaviour in July sparked protests and counter-protests in Epping, Essex. Further demonstrations were held outside hotels housing asylum seekers across the country. During his three-day trial at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court, evidence was put forward that he told two teenagers

The latest Home Office figures show that at the end of June 2025, there were 1,073 asylum seekers being housed in hotels, known as "contingency accommodation", in Sussex. The majority are living in West Sussex, with 1,018 divided between six or seven hotels in the county. Mid-Sussex district has the most with 477, followed by Crawley with 268. PA Media Chichester has 161, while Horsham has 112 asylum seekers in hotels.

Are you an asylum seeker and are you considering buying an armoured car, a snowmobile or a timeshare using your Home Office pre-paid cash card? If so, think again, for these are just some of the luxuries on a list of banned items and activities drawn up by the government. Quite how asylum seekers living in hotels who are banned from working but are provided with meals and receive 9.95 a week are expected to afford any luxuries is unclear.

We've obviously got to move forward in relation to closing the hotels and also stopping the crossings. The government always has the burden of doing what's possible and the government is doing the right thing in relation to it, but there's a lot more to do, and if we don't, as a government, do it, then you'll see those opinion polls raised yet further for Reform, because they don't have the burden of having to be practical.

Three senior judges are expected to rule on Friday afternoon on whether to overturn a temporary injunction to block asylum seekers from being housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping. Somani Hotels, which owns the Essex hotel, and the Home Office are seeking to challenge the High Court ruling that will stop 138 asylum seekers from being housed there beyond 12 September.

When asylum seekers first arrive at Manston, a former military base outside Ramsgate in Kent, they are ushered from one enormous, grubby marquee to the next for a series of interviews and checks. As many as 1,000 people a day are processed at the site after crossing the Channel in small boats, and interviews continue through the night. Upon arrival in the UK, exhausted and disorientated, their phones and other belongings are taken from them and placed in distinctive blue plastic bags.

Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, is determinedto stick to her plan after the Epping ruling and its consequences, a source said. We have a plan and we're sticking to it to close asylum hotels by the end of the parliament. This is one narrow court judgment that happened yesterday. We're not being knocked off course, this is our manifesto commitment, the source said.

The Home Office is responsible for ensuring compliance with the UK's legal commitments regarding asylum seekers. That includes supporting destitute people seeking asylum while it makes a decision on their claim, by providing financial support and accommodation. Asylum seekers are initially housed in contingency accommodation, such as hotels, hostels or special secure facilities. Later they may be moved to dispersal accommodation, including shared houses or self-contained flats or houses.

Mohan Abdul, a lifelong Whitechapel resident, expressed feelings of terror over the St George's flags, interpreting their display as a racist assertion against multiculturalism in the borough. He stated, 'They are making it quite clear they are racist, the flags make me feel like they are trying to extend their [idea]. We live in a multicultural society.' His strong emotional response suggests a perceived threat to acceptance and unity in the community.

Politicians have begun making statements about refugees and migrants that were once considered unacceptable, shifting the language surrounding asylum into more aggressive, polarizing terms.

The High Court has been told that housing asylum seekers at The Bell Hotel poses an "unacceptable" risk to public safety, prompting Epping Forest District Council to seek a temporary injunction against it.