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How does the UK government plan to stop the Channel crossings?

Newly proposed legislation would mean unauthorised arrivals will be prevented from claiming asylum and deported.

Al Jazeera

United Nations refugee agency condemns Sunak’s small boats legislation

The UNHCR said the Illegal Migration Bill would undermine Britain’s proud history of offering humanitarian support.

The Independent UK

Campaigners brand Bill to curb Channel crossings ‘unethical and impractical’

Charities and human rights organisations have condemned the Government proposals.

The Independent UK

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What does the UK government’s bill on illegal immigration propose?

Ministers say the bill will stop people crossing the Channel in small boats but critics say the plans are unworkable

The Guardian - UK

Suella Braverman’s small boats crackdown is performative cruelty at its worst

UK government plans to remove ‘illegals’ will be chaotic, costly and cause untold human misery, says Refugee council chief executive Enver Solomon

The Guardian - UK

Suella Braverman condemned for suggesting 100 million migrants could come to UK

Home secretary accused of ‘inflammatory’ language, as she claims ‘patriotic majority’ on her side

The Independent UK

Small boats legislation will leave thousands in limbo, refugee campaigners warn

Refugee Council says proposals could effectively ‘shatter’ UK commitments under UN refugee convention

The Independent UK

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The UK’s asylum questionnaires plan has inflamed left and right alike. All the while, lives remain in limbo

Some say the form is a crackdown. Others see it as an amnesty. But either way, 80,000 will be kept waiting, says Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council

The Guardian - UK

Just 22 people resettled in UK from Afghanistan via government scheme while 8,633 crossed Channel in boats

The Refugee Council said the Government needed to 'urgently rethink its approach'

Wales Online

Government urged to ‘rethink’ after just 22 fleeing Afghans resettled via UNHCR

Part of a resettlement scheme was for vulnerable people referred by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees having fled Afghanistan.

The Independent UK

Thousands of asylum cases to be fast-tracked in bid to cut soaring backlog

Government officials stressed that thorough security checks would still be carried out.

The Independent UK

Thousands of asylum cases to be fast-tracked as Home Office struggles with Sunak’s backlog pledge

Government could use failure to return questionnaires in 20 working days to delete asylum applications

The Independent UK

British aid worker praises Ukrainians’ resilience but warns of collective trauma

Locals have got used to a ‘new normal’ as they approach a year since the Russian invasion.

The Independent UK

Children fleeing danger in small boats should be deported, says Tory thinktank

Policy Exchange paper envisages sidestepping Human Rights and Modern Slavery acts to eliminate legal challenges

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The Independent UK

Number of Ukrainian families facing homelessness in England rises by 44% over winter

Around 700 Homes for Ukraine sponsorships have broken down in the past two months

The Guardian - UK

Sunak ‘plans to stop deportation appeals’ for people who reach UK in small boats

Home Office reportedly proposed two options to try to prevent those crossing Channel from claiming asylum

The Independent UK

Sunak migration plan would cost £1bn a year and create ‘permanent limbo’, say campaigners

Refugee Council warns government bill will leave tens of thousands in indefinite detention

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak’s migration plan ‘would have left 45,000 in permanent limbo last year’

Refugee Council warns tens of thousands who crossed Channel to UK in 2022 would have been detained indefinitely under proposals

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The National (Scotland)

Charities write to Prime Minister urging action over 'missing' child asylum seekers

OVER 100 charities have written to the Prime Minister to express their concern about asylum-seeking children going “missing” from Home Office…

The Independent UK

Labour: Young people being trafficked ‘into cannabis farms or prostitution’

Labour has accused the Government of failing some 200 young asylum-seekers who are missing from Home Office hotels.

The Independent UK

Charities write to PM urging action over 200 ‘missing’ child refugees

A letter signed by more than 100 organisations described the situation as ‘a child protection scandal’.

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak urged to reunite Afghans refugees with their families

Afghans ‘left behind’ have been ‘abandoned and trapped’, one charity says

The Guardian - UK

UK government urged to honour pledge to Afghan refugees’ families

Exclusive: Charities and activists call on PM to follow through on pledge to allow families to resettle in UK

The Independent UK

Channel migrants: Most people claiming to be modern slavery victims are Albanian

Home Office data was obtained from Migration Watch under freedom of information laws.

The Guardian - UK

A feted restaurateur, a senior doctor: Sunak’s cruel plan would have deported both

The prime minister wants to eject all who enter the UK ‘illegally’ without even giving them a hearing. That’s inhumane, says Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council

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