Factsheet: Linton-on-Ouse Asylum Accommodation
The unprecedented and unacceptable rise in dangerous small boat crossings continues to put huge pressure on the UK’s broken asylum system.
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Factsheet: Cost of the asylum system
The asylum system is under enormous and unsustainable pressure due to the challenges of the pandemic and significant increase in small boat crossings. Home Office statistics released in February 2022 showed that 28,526 migrants crossed the Channel in 2021- up …
Factsheet: Maritime primacy
On 14 April 2022, the Prime Minister officially announced that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) will take operational command of responding to small boat crossings in the English Channel as part of a cross-government effort to tackle illegal migration, which …
Factsheet: Migration and Economic Development Partnership
On Thursday 14 April, the UK and Rwanda announced a new Migration and Economic Development Partnership to redress the imbalance between illegal and legal migration routes. The Partnership will see those travelling to the UK through illegal, dangerous and unnecessary …
FACTSHEET: Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre
Nationality and Borders Bill – the New Plan for Immigration The Nationality and Borders Bill is the cornerstone of the government’s New Plan for Immigration, delivering the most comprehensive reform in decades to fix the broken asylum system. The Bill …
FACTSHEET: Operation Warm Welcome in action
Resettlement for Afghan nationals arriving in UK The following outlines the wraparound support being provided to Afghan nationals through Operation Warm Welcome (OWW). OWW is a significant cross-government effort, ensuring Afghans and their families are supported upon arrival in the …
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