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fromMission Local
1 day ago

ICE arrests five asylum-seekers in S.F., despite judge blocking Trump deportation policy

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.
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

Man whose arrest sparked asylum hotel protests found guilty of sexual assault

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
UK news
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

This is a disaster unfolding in plain sight. Each day Keir Starmer is smoothing Nigel Farage's path to No 10 | Owen Jones

Britain faces surging anti-migrant violence and mainstream political acquiescence, with rightwing forces emboldened and Labour failing to confront economic and social drivers.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 days ago

Australia to send hundreds to Nauru in $1.6bn migrant resettlement deal

Australia will pay Nauru about A$1.6bn to resettle up to 354 former detainees who have no legal right to remain in Australia.
#protests
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Police make three arrests during Epping protest

Court of Appeal overturned an injunction, allowing 138 asylum seekers to remain at The Bell Hotel amid protests and multiple arrests in Epping.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Police braced for weekend of unrest as fresh hotel protests clash with Carnival

Police prepare for potential unrest as nationwide protests target hotels housing asylum seekers, coinciding with Notting Hill Carnival and Premier League fixtures.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
3 days ago

Why I am putting up Union flags on my high street

Groups in Sutton are attaching Union flags to public lampposts, sparking praise as patriotic expression and concern about exclusion of asylum seekers and minorities.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

It kept me going': halt to refugee reunion scheme in UK shatters hopes

The UK suspended new family reunion applications until spring, preventing many asylum seekers from reuniting with spouses and children and prompting urgent legal action.
fromwww.bbc.com
3 days ago

What is happening with asylum seeker hotels in Sussex?

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.
UK politics
#migrant-accommodation
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 days ago

Reform-led council takes first steps towards planning action over asylum hotels

Local councils are using planning rules to challenge use of hotels for asylum seekers amid legal battles and nationwide protests over migrant accommodation.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 days ago

Female politicians and artists reject attempts to link migration and sexual abuse

Politicians reject far-right claims linking sexual violence to asylum seekers, saying there is no evidence refugees are more likely to commit such crimes.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Prominent UK women tell rightwingers: stop linking immigration to sexual abuse

Prominent women and politicians condemn far-right attempts to blame asylum seekers for sexual violence and call such claims racist misinformation.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
5 days ago

Police clash with anti-migrant protesters marching on Epping council

Police clashed with anti-migrant protesters in Essex as locals opposed continued housing of asylum seekers at the Bell Hotel after a government court victory.
UK politics
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
6 days ago

Glasgow is filled with 'filthy streets' and a 'housing emergency' but spends millions on migrants - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Glasgow spends £4.5 million monthly to house 2,544 asylum seekers while 1,795 homeless locals face worsening services and infrastructure.
#syrian-refugees
Law
fromMission Local
6 days ago

In break from past practice, 6 asylum-seekers freed from ICE detention

A federal judge ordered six women released from immigration detention after finding likely due process violations following arrests of Bay Area asylum seekers attending court.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Home Office bans asylum seekers from buying luxury goods and services

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.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Labour must act to close asylum hotels or face Reform poll gains, ex-minister warns

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.
UK politics
#housing-policy
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago
UK politics

Ordinary people outside hotels raging at ordinary people inside them: that's the tragedy of this refugee controversy | Rowan Williams

fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago
UK politics

Ordinary people outside hotels raging at ordinary people inside them: that's the tragedy of this refugee controversy | Rowan Williams

UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Labour won the legal battle over asylum hotels, but the right is running the story

A court ruling delays immediate rehousing of asylum seekers, giving the government time to close hotels by 2029 while reigniting political tensions and right‑wing criticism.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Fears of mass unrest after judges revoke ban on housing migrants at protest-hit hotel

Court of Appeal revoked a ban on housing asylum seekers at The Bell Hotel, prompting police preparedness for potential further anti-migrant protests.
#journalism-funding
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Court of appeal revokes ban on Epping hotel housing asylum seekers

Court of Appeal revoked Epping Forest council's interim injunction banning an Essex hotel from housing asylum seekers.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Why are there growing calls for UK to quit the ECHR and would it make a difference?

UK membership in the European Convention on Human Rights faces renewed scrutiny due to migrant-related protests and concerns about asylum housing and legal obligations.
#home-office
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Epping asylum hotel latest: Judges to rule on injunction after migration protests

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.
UK politics
#high-court-injunction
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Asylum ban at Essex hotel may incite future demonstrations, court hears

An injunction blocking asylum housing at the Bell hotel threatens government accommodation capacity and may provoke further protests.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Allowing ban on migrant hotel could encourage more riots Cooper

An interim injunction barred asylum seekers from a protest-hit Epping hotel; the Home Office seeks to appeal, warning such bans could disrupt national asylum housing.
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Home Office appeal against Epping asylum hotel ruling to be heard

The Home Office will appeal an injunction blocking the Bell Hotel in Epping from housing asylum seekers; a Court of Appeal hearing is set.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Could this one move solve Starmer's migrant hotel crisis within six months?

Offering a one-off temporary amnesty to asylum seekers from countries with high grant rates could end reliance on migrant hotels within six months.
#reform-uk
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Thousands of refugees facing homelessness after Home Office U-turn on eviction policy

Home Office reversal of the extended 'move-on' period risks thousands of refugees becoming homeless by shortening time to secure housing, benefits, and local authority support.
#immigration
fromwww.brooklynpaper.com
3 weeks ago
Social justice

He has done things exactly the right way': Advocates call for release of Brooklyn high school student detained by ICE Brooklyn Paper

fromwww.brooklynpaper.com
3 weeks ago
Social justice

He has done things exactly the right way': Advocates call for release of Brooklyn high school student detained by ICE Brooklyn Paper

Germany news
fromSpiegel
1 week ago

"Have We Done It?": How Is Germany Doing 10 Years after the Refugee Crisis?

Germany accepted over one million asylum seekers in 2015, triggering major social, political, and demographic changes.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

People sleeping while walking': inside Manston asylum centre in Kent

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.
UK politics
#anti-immigration-protests
#hotel-accommodation
#anti-migrant-protests
Law
fromMission Local
2 weeks ago

ICE arrests Colombian asylum-seeker at S.F. court hearing

At San Francisco immigration court, DHS moved to dismiss asylum cases; judges sometimes reject motions, yet ICE often arrests asylum-seekers in courtroom hallways.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Home Office seeks to appeal against court ruling on asylum hotel

Government seeks permission to appeal a High Court injunction blocking asylum seekers being housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Asylum seekers are being targeted and so are those who help them. It's a disturbing new reality | Enver Solomon

Rising anti-migrant rhetoric has spurred increased hostility, threats, and violence against asylum seekers and those assisting them, degrading community and worker safety.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Council considers legal action over asylum hotels

Hillingdon Council is considering legal action after a High Court ruling that housing asylum seekers in hotels constitutes a change of building use.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Warning far-right has hijacked' women's safety for political gain

Far-right groups are hijacking concerns about violence against women and girls to advance a racist, anti-migrant political agenda.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Refugee charities install safe rooms and relocate amid rise in far-right threats

Refugee support organisations face escalating far-right threats, prompting closures, relocations, enhanced security measures, and greater police coordination amid rising asylum hotel placements.
#local-government
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

As Epping case could bring hotel use to an end where else can asylum seekers go?

A High Court injunction orders asylum seekers to leave The Bell Hotel in Epping by 12 September, forcing the Home Office to rehouse them.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Explained: How much is the government paying to house asylum seekers in hotels?

Misleading viral claims inflate the per-night cost of housing asylum seekers in hotels, fueling protests and public anger despite lack of evidence.
US politics
fromMission Local
2 weeks ago

ICE agents pepper spray protesters, arrest one in downtown S.F.

Federal immigration agents pepper-sprayed and physically removed protesters while arresting an asylum-seeker outside a San Francisco immigration court transport.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Labour-run councils consider legal challenges to close asylum hotels

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.
UK politics
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

The Guardian view on the Epping hotel ruling: asylum seekers must not be treated as pariahs in a Faragian Britain | Editorial

High Court-ordered hotel closures for asylum seekers shift relocation responsibility to the government and risk fuelling far-right mobilisation, social unrest, and an urgent accommodation crisis.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Labour braced for wave of legal action over migrant hotels as crisis deepens

Councils in England may seek injunctions to ban hotels housing asylum seekers, possibly displacing thousands amid protests and government contingency planning.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Hotels, barges, military sites: where can England house people seeking asylum?

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.
UK politics
#epping-forest-district-council
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Practical and political pain for Home Office after hotel ruling

High Court injunction complicates government's accommodation strategy for asylum seekers.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
2 weeks ago

Judge orders immediate release of gay Jamaican asylum seeker detained by ICE

Federal judge orders ICE to release Jamaican gay asylum seeker due to due process violations.
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Tower Hamlets residents left 'intimidated' after St George's flags put up in the borough

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.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

How far-right rhetoric on migration went mainstream podcast

Politicians have begun making statements about refugees and migrants that were once considered unacceptable, shifting the language surrounding asylum into more aggressive, polarizing terms.
UK politics
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Tory MPs complain party attack ad on asylum hotels makes us look silly'

Frustration grows among Conservative MPs regarding party messaging on asylum seeker hotels, amid concerns over misleading advertisements.
SF LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
2 weeks ago

Andry Hernandez Romero on surviving CECOT: 'They told us we would die there'

Andry Hernández Romero emphasizes resilience and the importance of rights for Venezuelans amid adversity.
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Anti-racism and anti-immigration protesters in Falkirk face off outside asylum hotel

Counter-demonstrators in Falkirk supported asylum seekers against anti-immigration protests, promoting community acceptance and safety.
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

You don't see many locals at anti-migrant protests': Kent residents work for community cohesion

Dover's beaches are symbolically linked to anti-migrant sentiments, though local community support for migrants is growing.
US politics
fromMission Local
3 weeks ago

ICE makes unusual arrest of indigenous woman in S.F. immigration court

Asylum-seekers are being arrested immediately after dismissal requests, risking deportation without judicial approval.
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

Asylum hotel a risk to public safety, court told

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.
UK politics
US politics
fromThe New Yorker
3 weeks ago

How an Asylum Seeker in U.S. Custody Ended Up in a Russian Prison

Leonid Melekhin sought asylum in the U.S. after facing political persecution for opposing the Russian government.
#community-safety
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

A journey to belonging: asylum seekers reflect on 10 years in Europe in pictures

Ehab Mzeal expresses deep sorrow over his lost homeland, stating, "My heart and soul are in Deir ez-Zor. No money, no homes or luxury in the world can compensate for what I've lost there."
Germany news
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

BBC apologises over Thought for the Day xenophobia' claim against Jenrick

The BBC has apologized for using language deemed inappropriate after a refugee charity head labeled Jenrick's comments as xenophobic.
New York City
fromsilive
3 weeks ago

Last NYC migrant shelter to close, ending 3-year emergency response

New York City's last migrant hotel, the Row NYC, is set to close as 64 city-run emergency migrant sites have already shut down.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

The Guardian view on attacking the ECHR: the real target is judicial independence and the rule of law | Editorial

Most British citizens are largely detached from human rights law, reflecting a stable democratic environment.
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