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Refugees to face 20-year wait under UK asylum reforms

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PA Media Shabana Mahmood sits in a high backed grey chair and speaks into a mic in front of a blue background Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to announce …

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UK To Cut Protections For Refugees Under Asylum ‘Overhaul’

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Presently, those given refugee status have it for five years, after which they can apply for indefinite leave to remain and eventually citizenship.

UK to cut protections for refugees under largest asylum policy overhaul in modern times

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Britain said on Saturday it would launch the largest overhaul of policy on asylum seekers in modern times, drawing inspiration from Denmark's approach, one of the toughest in Europe and widely criticised by rights groups. Story by…

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Britain announces sweeping asylum policy shift to cut protections for refugees

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Britain announced a drastic asylum policy overhaul inspired by Denmark's tough immigration stance, marking the largest refugee system changes in modern times.

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U.K. plans to drastically reduce protections for refugees

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It intends to make refugees who have been granted asylum wait 20 years before applying to be allowed to live in the U.K. long-term.

Saturday, Nov 15

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UK to cut protections for refugees under asylum system 'overhaul'

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The UK government is stripping back protections and ending automatic benefits for people who have been given asylum seeker status, interior minister Shabana Mahmood said Sunday, announcing a historic overhaul of the country's refugee…

UK govt to limit protections for refugees

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The measures, which will include forcing refugees to return to their home countries once they are deemed safe, were announced as the government faces mounting pressure over irregular migration.

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Safe routes and temporary status for refugees among plans for asylum reform

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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to unveil plans to tackle illegal immigration and reform the asylum system on Monday.

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Germany tackles housing crisis for refugees

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Finding accommodation for refugees remains very challenging in Germany despite signs of a slight improvement, according to a survey of local authorities.

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Mysterious plane carrying Gaza refugees lands in South Africa

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South Africa's intelligence services are investigating who was behind a chartered plane that landed in Johannesburg with more than 150 Palestinians from war-ravaged Gaza who did not have proper travel documents and were held onboard on the…

Friday, Nov 14

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Refugees won't be allowed to stay in UK permanently under new rules

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Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.

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Ivory Coast boosts border defence due to ‘unusual flow’ of Malian refugees

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Ivorian authorities said the influx of Malian refugees was caused by 'attacks against civilians' from armed groups.

Afghan refugees in Pakistan live in larger households with more dependents: UN survey

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ISLAMABAD: Afghan refugee households in Pakistan face a higher dependency burden and are considerably larger, with an average size of 8.9 members, compared to host communities living nearby, which have an average size of 6.7, a recent…

Wednesday, Nov 12

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New AI assistant helps refugees new to the U.S.

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IRC launches AI chatbot ALMA, designed to help newcomers to the U.S. get social services and plan their new lives.

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A refugee’s deportation rattles a deeply conservative town: ‘What Trump has done is not Christlike’

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Binod Shah, a refugee from Bhutan, went to church, got married and started an auto shop in Twin Falls, Idaho. But an arrest record got him caught in the ICE dragnet

Tuesday, Nov 11

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How to Help the Refugees in Sudan

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Millions of people have been displaced and are in desperate need of humanitarian aid.

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Migrants and refugees welcome here… just not near me! Green deputy leader complains about 600 asylum seekers being housed in her local area

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In a recent letter to the Home Office, Rachel Millward complained about Government plans to temporarily use a military site in East Sussex as asylum accommodation.

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