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British judge sentences an asylum-seeker to 12 months in a case that triggered anti-migrant protests

LONDON (AP) — A British judge on Tuesday sentenced an asylum-seeker to 12 months in prison for sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl — charges that sparked a wave of angry protests against migrants across the United Kingdom. Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was found guilty of five offenses, including sexual assault, inciting…

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Officials win court case to remove asylum-seekers from a U.K. hotel that's been the focus of protests

Officials win court case to remove asylum-seekers from a U.K. hotel that’s been the focus of protests

LONDON — A hotel near London that has become the focus of heated anti-migrant protests in recent weeks will have to remove asylum-seekers who are staying there after authorities won a legal bid Tuesday to oust the migrants. Officials from the Epping Forest District Council asked a judge to issue an order to temporarily block migrants from…

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