Home Office
Thousands of Syrians in limbo as UK Home Office freezes asylum claims
Two months after the fall of Assad’s regime, Whitehall’s decision to pause asylum applications from Syrians has left more than 6,600 cases stuck on hold in the UK
Lizzie Dearden
08, Feb, 2025 @11:00 AM
Home Office commission paid ‘incels’ to take part in study
Exclusive: Hundreds of men given £20 or $20 for completing Commission for Countering Extremism survey
Daniel Boffey Chief reporter
06, Feb, 2025 @2:21 PM
Home Office wasted nearly £100m on plans to house asylum seekers, watchdog finds
Public Accounts Committee examined series of site purchases and found ‘troubling culture that repeatedly wastes public money’
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor
05, Feb, 2025 @12:01 AM
Ukrainian refugees face losing jobs and homes due to UK visa extension uncertainty
Home Office process will leave some with eight-week gap when they are unable to prove right to live and work in UK
Rachel Hall
03, Feb, 2025 @7:00 AM
Planned UK people-smuggling laws risk ‘criminalising’ asylum seekers, charities say
Bill could mean asylum seekers crossing the Channel who refuse rescue may face five years in prison
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor
30, Jan, 2025 @7:38 PM
Yvette Cooper to reject call to broaden extremism definition
Home Office to continue to focus on Islamist and far-right threats despite report’s call to adopt behaviour-based approach
Jessica Elgot and Rajeev Syal
28, Jan, 2025 @10:23 AM
The Home Office barred me from attending my own graduation
I am an international student and was thrilled to be invited – but my visa application was refused
Anna Tims
27, Jan, 2025 @8:30 AM
Calls for Home Office to protect asylum seekers after accommodation violence
Exclusive: NGOs say safeguarding policies need improving, as victims tell of multiple assaults and incidents of race hate
Diane Taylor
21, Jan, 2025 @5:00 AM
Revealed: Conservatives spent £134m on never-used IT systems for failed Rwanda scheme
Home Office official says data protection laws caused the cost of its forced removal programme to increase
Lizzie Dearden
18, Jan, 2025 @6:56 PM
Home Office accused of ‘blocking’ people stuck in war zones from joining family in UK
FoI figures show Home Office apparently refusing to use biometrics waiver for people who have no way to submit them
Geneva Abdul
18, Jan, 2025 @12:38 PM
Starmer urged to prioritise child sexual exploitation victims
Charities and experts call for national conversation to move away from sensationalism after Musk criticism
Haroon Siddique and Jamie Grierson
17, Jan, 2025 @8:58 AM
Councils ‘keen’ to help Home Office move asylum seekers out of hotels
Authorities in England and Wales say they want to help house refugees, amid concern about local tensions
Peter Walker Senior political correspondent
14, Jan, 2025 @4:33 PM
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