Tag: asylum seekers
Man jailed for 9 years for setting fire to asylum seekers’ hotel in UK anti-Muslim riots
LONDON: A British man was on Friday jailed for nine years for arson at a hotel housing asylum seekers during anti-Muslim riots, by far the…
UK bolsters fight against migrant crossings
LONDON: The UK government on Wednesday announced new measures to curb the arrival of migrants on boats from France and to step up the removal…
From New York to Denver, these US cities are seeking migrants for jobs
Mark Berzins has a devil of a time finding enough kitchen staff for his 17 bars and restaurants in the Denver area. Denver’s program and…
Suspended Labour councillor Ricky Jones arrested after video shows him ‘urging people to cut throats’
Suspended Labour councillor has been arrested on suspicion of encouraging murder following the emergence of a video footage in which the councillor called for violent…
‘You will regret …’: PM condemns ‘far-right thuggery’ in UK, warns as mob targets asylum seekers in violent protest
A mob of masked rioters, reportedly led by far-right agitators, attempted to set fire to a hotel housing asylum seekers as anti-immigration protests erupted in…
‘Not prepared’: What UK PM Starmer said on Rwanda deportation plan in first press brief
In his first press conference after being elected as UK PM, Labour Party‘s Keir Starmer on Saturday said he was “not prepared” to continue with…
Inside Rishi Sunak’s Hail-Mary plan to win UK general election
Rishi Sunak said he would begin deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda in the days after the general election on July 4 if he’s still prime…
New York City is beginning to evict some people in migrant shelters under stricter rules
NEW YORK: New York City stepped up its efforts to push migrants out of its overwhelmed shelters Wednesday as it began enforcing a new rule…
Northern Ireland court blocks UK law to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda
BELFAST: A High Court judge in Belfast on Monday ruled that a UK law allowing asylum-seekers to be deported to Rwanda should be disapplied in…
UK to deport 5,700 migrants to Rwanda this year
LONDON: The UK expects to deport 5,700 migrants to Rwanda this year, a senior minister said Tuesday, after the government published new details on the…