#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.

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

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.

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.