The need to house asylum seekers in hotels is more important than local objections to their presence, a UK court has been told. The British government is appealing against a decision by a judge to stop the owner of a hotel from using the property to accommodate asylum seekers. The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex,…
The Court of Appeal will on Thursday hear the Home Office’s legal challenge against the High Court’s decision last week to move migrants out of a hotel in Epping. Its case will be heard alongside the challenge from Somani Hotels Limited, the owner of the Bell Hotel in Epping in Essex, which is also seeking…
* UK migrant arrivals on small boats reach new record Record 28,076 migrants reach UK in small boats so far in 2025 * Labour government pledges asylum system overhaul by 2029 * Opposition politician Farage proposes mass deportations of migrants * By Sam Tabahriti LONDON, – A record 28,076 migrants have crossed the Channel to…
The UK has detained the first small-boat migrants under a “one in, one out” returns treaty with France, as pressure grows on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to stem the influx of asylum-seekers across the English Channel. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under growing pressure to stem the influx of asylum-seekers across the English Channel.(AFP)…
Migrants who arrive in Britain on small boats will be able to keep their mobile phones, a minister has said. Dame Angela Eagle, a Home Office minister, said the Government “doesn’t want absolutely every phone” from those who cross the Channel. Ministers unveiled plans in January to crack down on people smuggling by allowing Border…
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A boat carrying migrants capsized off the eastern coast of the Dominican Republic killing at least four people, authorities in the Caribbean nation said Saturday, as emergency personnel and the military searched for survivors. Seventeen people who were rescued, including a girl, received medical attention and were in good…
WASHINGTON/NAIROBI (Reuters) -The Trump administration has deported to South Sudan eight migrants who had been held for more than a month by the U.S. at a military base in Djibouti, the Department of Homeland Security said on Saturday, after the migrants lost a last-ditch effort to halt their transfer. An aircraft carrying U.S. deportees arrived…
New research claims illegal migrants crossing the English Channel are “24 times more likely” to end up in prison in the UK than the average British person. The research found rates of incarceration were significantly higher among nationalities which make up the majority of people making the perilous small boat crossings from France. The Conservative…
The impact of self-deportations on families – CBS News Watch CBS News Many migrants aren’t waiting for immigrant agents to detain them at work sites or in court rooms. Adam Yamaguchi highlights the impact felt by families when a parent decides to “self-deport.” Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live…
Comparisons to Enoch PowellUK PM Keir Starmer’s remarks on immigration have drawn parallels to Enoch Powell’s infamous speech.Critics, including suspended Labour MP Zarah Sultana, call his comments sickening.Impact on Care SectorThe proposed abolition of health and care worker visas has alarmed the care industry.Kendal care home manager Nicola Spedding stated, “This will impact us greatly.”Future…