The UK is set to impose some of Europe’s toughest asylum laws – but how does it really compare to the continent?

Home secretary Shabana Mahmood is carrying out one of the largest reforms to the asylum system the UK has ever seen. But is ...

Fact Check: Britain did not have Europe’s largest percentage hike in asylum claims in 2024

Britain had the largest absolute increase in new asylum applications in Europe in 2024, not the biggest percentage increase across the continent, contrary to misleading online posts and articles.
Anadolu Agency

EU sees drop in first-time asylum applications in August

Afghans were the largest group of first-time asylum seekers in August, with 5,260 applications, followed closely by ...

Pakistanis ‘use holiday loophole to lodge record 10k asylum claims in UK’

Jamie Jenkins, former head of health and employment statistics at the Office for National Statistics, told The Telegraph: ...
Extra.ie on MSN

State to change migration rules as asylum-seeker housing costs soar

The Government will tighten migration rules this week as the cost of housing asylum seekers continues to soar. Two memo ...
Cyprus Mail on MSN

Cyprus records EU’s second-highest rate of asylum applicants

At 23.9 applicants per 100,000 people, Cyprus recorded the second-highest rate of asylum applications in the European Union ...

Community calls for release of Afghan asylum seeker

Mohammed Ali Dadfar was picked up by ICE while driving a commercial truck through Indiana and is being held in Missouri.
The Atlantic

Edward Snowden's Russian Asylum Application Is Late

It seems Edward Snowden, the international fugitive marooned in a Russian airport, is taking his time to fill out his Russian asylum application. He told reporters Friday morning his application would ...