asylum

UK Promises Overhaul Of Asylum Appeals After Hotel Protests

August 24, 2025 7:23 pm

The British government on Sunday pledged to reform the country’s asylum system after a weekend of protests outside hotels housing migrants underscored growing tensions over immigration and housing policy.

Officials said a new independent body will be created to review asylum appeals more quickly, a move they hope will reduce the heavy reliance on temporary hotel accommodations that have become flashpoints for public anger. More than 32,000 asylum seekers were living in hotels at the end of March, according to official figures, a practice the government admits is costly and unsustainable.

The protests erupted after a man staying in a …

Tent Shelter For Bussed-In Asylum Seekers Opened In New York

October 20, 2022 7:42 am

New York City has launched an emergency tent shelter to provide shelter for an influx of asylum seekers being bussed into the city by the Republican leaders of Texas and other US states in advance of critical midterm elections early next month.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the first arrivals were brought on Wednesday to the Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center on Randall’s Island, which will serve as a temporary home for 500 single migrant men, according to the city.

The asylum seekers were dropped off in New York City after long journeys that …

Asylum seekers anxiously cross into US

July 18, 2019 12:02 am

Fear over new US curbs on almost all asylum seekers spread this week among migrants at its southern border, but some on waiting lists in Mexican cities found the gates to the United States stayed open, despite a much higher bar to stay.

Migrants in Ciudad Juarez and other Mexican border towns were cautiously optimistic as the policy took effect on Tuesday, with U.S. officials still calling those on lists of asylum seekers to cross the bridge into the United States and apply.

The new rule requires asylum-seekers crossing a third country on the way to the United States to …

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Asylum Case: Trump issues new directives

April 30, 2019 3:41 am

US President Donald Trump has directed his administration to charge fees for asylum claims and handle cases within 180 days, the White House said in a statement Monday night.

The announcement came as Trump blasted what he described as the United States’ “weak, ineffective and dangerous” immigration laws on Twitter.

The memo outlined other changes including charging asylum seekers to file work permit applications, and barring people who enter the US illegally — or attempt to — from receiving temporary work permits before being approved for relief.