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Home secretary Yvette Cooper will highlight record success in tackling people smugglers as the Government faces growing pressure to address the surge in small boat crossings and asylum seeker hotel accommodations. Cooper will present reforms to strengthen border security and overhaul the asylum system, aiming to eventually end the use
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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is set to outline reforms to the asylum system and border security, following a summer dominated by criticism over the small boats crisis and asylum hotels. Cooper will highlight a record success in tackling people smugglers, with the National Crime Agency (NCA) leading 347 disruptions of
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Reform UK, a Brexit party founded by Nigel Farage, has introduced a migration policy that proposes deporting all asylum seekers who arrive in small boats, sparking a heated debate with the Church of England. The party plans to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and deport individuals who
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Lord Justice Bean's recent ruling in the case of the Bell Hotel, where he overturned an injunction banning asylum seekers from housing there, has sparked controversy. However, what is lesser known is that this judge was the chairman of the 141-year-old Labour-linked Fabian Society from 1989-90. The society,
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Human Rights Watch has accused the Indian authorities of arbitrarily detaining and expelling scores of ethnic Rohingya refugees to Bangladesh and Myanmar without rights protections since May 2025. The expulsions, which have also involved mistreatment and intimidation, have been ongoing despite the refugees being registered with the United Nations refugee
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United Nations human rights experts have expressed alarm over the potential deportation of four Venezuelan individuals, including a human rights defender, to Venezuela from the United States. The experts warn that this move would breach international human rights law and refugee law, particularly the principle of non-refoulment. The US Government
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The Reform Party, led by Nigel Farage, has proposed a plan to send taxpayer cash to the Taliban, a move that has been widely criticized for its immorality and potential consequences. The move has led to yet another defection from the Conservative Party, with Graham Simpson joining the Reform Party.
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In a landmark decision, the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas has adopted the report and recommendation of US Magistrate Judge Mark Lane, dismissing the cross-motions for summary judgment filed by the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) and the US Immigration
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The Reform party, led by Nigel Farage, has proposed a plan to send taxpayer cash to the Taliban, a move that has been met with outrage from across the UK. This decision has sparked a new wave of interest in the Reform party's extreme ideology, with Conservative MSP
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British government officials have voiced concerns that a recent court ruling requiring asylum seekers to be temporarily evicted from a hotel could lead to widespread protests and chaos. The ruling, which granted an injunction to stop the housing of asylum seekers in the Bell Hotel in Epping, has been met
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Reform UK has proposed an ambitious plan to tackle illegal immigration, which includes expanding immigration detention capacity and repealing the Human Rights Act. The party's plans would enable the deportation of over 24,000 individuals, but at the cost of stripping away fundamental human rights protections for all
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Poet Louise Fazackerley is scheduled to perform her powerful poem "I Want My Country Back" at the Morecambe Poetry Festival on September 12-14. The poem has garnered thousands of views across social platforms, with messages of support and hope from people worldwide. Fazackerley will also work with local
