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Home Office defends Syrian asylum pause as minister blames turmoil for decision

Angela Eagle says government cannot predict how situation in Syria will play out as asylum claims paused

The Independent UK

Husband and wife to be forced apart by Home Office deportation flight

Man scheduled to depart for Pakistan on Tuesday, leaving wife in UK, but believes his life will be at risk

The Guardian - UK

UK to pause Syrian asylum claims after collapse of Assad regime

Foreign secretary David Lammy said it was “premature” to discuss resettlement schemes for Syrian refugees

The Independent UK

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Home Office pauses decisions on Syrian asylum claims after Assad’s fall

Officials will ‘assess the current situation’ before making decisions on claims from the country.

Evening Standard

Why is HTS banned in the UK and will this change now it has control in Syria?

The Home Secretary can decide to lift a ban on a proscribed organisation.

The Independent UK

Residents could be barred from UK due to eVisa confusion, say rights groups

Home Office has postponed transition to digital visas but campaigners fear ongoing technical problems could cause travel chaos

The Guardian - UK

Home Office says only half of UK asylum decisions meet its quality standards

Rishi Sunak’s push to clear backlog of claims is driving huge increase in legal appeals, costs and harm to applicants

The Guardian - UK

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Home Office trial doubles time refugees have to find home before eviction

Charities and politicians praise increase to 56 days but press for move to be made permanent

The Guardian - UK

Relief as family stuck in Lebanon win fight to come to Scotland

A SYRIAN refugee living in Glasgow has spoken of his anguish after his parents and a young niece and nephew were evacuated from Syria into Lebanon,…

The National (Scotland)

'Move on' period for refugees doubled to 56 days in major homelessness victory for London Standard

The Standard has secured a major victory in its A Place to Call Home winter appeal

Evening Standard

Refugees in Home Office hotels will be given twice as long to find new accommodation before eviction

Exclusive: Grace period for newly granted refugees to extend from 28 days to 56 days next week

The Independent UK

Immigration missing from Prime Minister’s plan for change ‘milestones’

Sir Keir Starmer pledged his Government would ‘reduce immigration’ but was unclear how this would be achieved.

Evening Standard

Hundreds detained in Northern Ireland in crackdown on people smugglers

Gangs charging €8,000 for illegal travel packages that avoid crossing Channel on small boats

The Guardian - UK

Use expired ID to get to UK, says minister in charge of flawed eVisas

People will be allowed to use expired identity documents amid ‘real fear’ of another Windrush-style scandal

The Guardian - UK

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Evening Standard

Tackling violence against women and girls an ‘obsession’ for PM, MPs told

Victims will be given the ‘right to know’ who their online stalker is, Home Office minister Jess Phillips said.

The Independent UK

From Jess Phillips to Keir Starmer: What politicians have said about Gregg Wallace

Labour peer Harriet Harman said Mr Wallace’s remarks were ‘offensive and downright rude’

Evening Standard

Winter appeal: Homeless and refugee charities back our call to improve rights of asylum seekers

As part of our A Place To Call Home winter appeal, the Standard is calling for asylum seekers to be allowed to work after six months

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda asylum scheme spent £50m on flights that never took off, data reveals

Home secretary says £700m scheme did not result in a single deportation or stop any boats crossing the Channel

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The Independent UK

Home Secretary pledges to ‘restore order’ to migration system

More than 33,000 people have arrived in the UK after making the journey so far this year.

Evening Standard

Home Secretary pledges to ‘restore order’ to migration system, as over 20,000 cross channel since Starmer took office

More than 33,000 people have arrived in the UK after making the journey so far this year.

Evening Standard

Migrant Channel crossings top 20,000 since Starmer became Prime Minister

Home Office figures show 122 people made the journey on Sunday.

Evening Standard

Winter appeal: 'I was a refugee on the road to the UK for three years - Young Roots made me feel normal again'

Abdullah fled West Darfur after escaping militia who abducted him - he tells his harrowing story to the Standard as part of our winter appeal with Comic Relief

The Guardian - UK

Many unable to access eVisas to prove right to be in UK, Home Office admits

Campaigners say problems with digital transfer could affect hundreds of thousands of people on ‘10-year route’ visas

Evening Standard

Channel migrant crossings top 20,000 since Starmer became Prime Minister

Some 50,637 arrivals were recorded during Rishi Sunak’s premiership, which began on October 25 2022.

The Guardian - UK

More than 600 Brazilians deported by Home Office on three secret flights

Record number of deportees includes children who may have spent most of their lives in the UK

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