‘They Treat Us As If We Are Nothing’ – Asylum Seekers Respond To Emergency Rwanda Treaty

This week, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was met with a Tory Party rebellion after 60 MPs voted in favour of amendments that would toughen up the emergency Rwanda legislation. Although the rebel MPs threatened to vote against the entire Rwanda scheme when it had its vital third reading on Wednesday, Sunak succeeded in getting his … Read more

UK Immigration Detention Report Highlights Release Surge and Concerns Over Treatment

A recent report from the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) shed light on the trends and concerns within UK immigration detention centres during 2022. The report revealed that nearly 80 per cent of individuals held in these detention centres were released into the community instead of being deported, marking a significant deviation from the intended purpose … Read more

Refugee Charities Call Sunak’s Emergency Rwanda Treaty ‘Cruel And Nasty’

While addressing Parliament, the newly appointed Home Secretary James Cleverly said that the government will continue to push for the Rwanda Treaty, despite the bill being ruled ‘unlawful’. According to the Home Secretary, the government are adamant that “Rwanda is and will remain conclusively a safe country for the purposes of asylum and resettlement”. Cleverly … Read more