May announces review into UK immigration detention
The welfare of immigrants held in detention centres in Britain is to come under the spotlight after a far-ranging review was launched. Home Secretary Theresa May said Stephen Shaw, a
Read MoreThe welfare of immigrants held in detention centres in Britain is to come under the spotlight after a far-ranging review was launched. Home Secretary Theresa May said Stephen Shaw, a
Read MoreThe Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM) in Northern Ireland have announced plans to implement a crisis fund for destitute asylum seekers and migrants. The Fund
Read MoreWomen held at a controversial immigration prison are being watched by male staff in intimate situations including when naked or using the toilet, despite earlier reassurances from Home Office officials
Read MoreA report examined the difficulties experienced by new refugees to the United Kingdom when accessing mainstream benefits and the labour market. It said that, once refugee status was granted, moving
Read MoreA study examined experiences of pregnant women in Glasgow whose asylum claim had been refused. Although the study found that their insecure immigration status did not appear to preclude or
Read MoreVulnerable asylum seekers were left in “unacceptably poor” accommodation following a bungled Home Office project, an influential committee of MPs has said. Three firms were awarded contracts in March 2012
Read MoreThe children’s watchdog for England said that their research into the operation of the United Kingdom asylum system had found hundreds of unaccompanied children and young people being left ‘in
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