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Asylum seeker jailed for 10 years after raping 15-year-old girl
An asylum seeker who was allowed to stay in the UK – after several attempts to deport him – has been jailed for more than 10 years after he raped a 15-year-old girl.
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Wife of Tory councillor jailed for stirring racial hatred after Southport attack
Lucy Connolly called for mass deportations and arson attacks in expletive-ridden social media post
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Six children are among the 12 dead after a crowded boat "ripped open" in the Channel
Pregnant woman among those killed in ‘horrifying’ incident as charities call on government to establish safe routes
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Asylum seekers in Dublin reportedly attacked by people with knives
Fifteen people forced to flee hours after erecting makeshift camp as tents reportedly slashed and thrown in river
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What happens next with Rwanda plan - flights, accommodation, costs and loopholes
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Safety of Rwanda Bill has finally passed through the Lords - but what happens next? The Mirror looks at when flights will get off the ground, how much it will cost and whether the plan will work
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Sex trafficking victim and daughter, 5, face heartless Rwanda deportation
A victim of sex trafficking and slavery has lived in the UK for several years and gave birth to her daughter here - but now faces being deported to Rwanda by the Home Office
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Should asylum seekers be able to work as soon as they arrive in UK? Vote here
The Archbishop of Canterbury has said the asylum system needs rebuilding with "compassion, dignity and fairness", adding that migrants should be allowed to work from day one in the UK
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Hundreds of US citizens apply for asylum in UK with one in seven claims granted
Home Office figures show 434 Americans have applied for asylum in the UK in the past decade, with one in seven being granted refugee status or similar protections
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Prison officers to train contractors in forcing asylum seekers onto planes
Government contractor Mitie, which runs immigration detention centres, is hiring “use of force instructors” to force asylum-seekers on to planes bound for Rwanda
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PM slapped down by watchdog after 'misleading' claim asylum backlog is cleared
The Prime Minister was accused of telling a 'barefaced lie' when he tweeted that the asylum backlog had been cleared as figures show thousands are still waiting
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Asylum seeker found dead on Bibby Stockholm after 'shouting in cabin' is named
Leonard Farruku was being treated “like an animal” on Bibby Stockholm before his death, his sister claims, and his death caused great distress among the other asylum seekers on the barge
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Fire tears through historic hotel amid protest over plan to house asylum seekers
The fire at Ross Lake House in Ireland broke out at approximately 11:35pm last night, just days before it was due to accommodate 70 asylum seekers
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Details of £40k secret immigration 'deal' between Suella Braverman and Sunak
Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman claimed she and Rishi Sunak reached an agreement on policies to limit net migration in the run-up to him becoming Prime Minister last autumn, including on a £40,000 minimum salary
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Rishi Sunak announces emergency laws to send migrants to Rwanda
The Prime Minister used a Downing Street press conference to announce plans for emergency legislation in response to the Supreme Court's ruling that the Rwanda plan is unlawful
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Exact date Rwanda deportation flight of Channel migrants is due for take off
February 24 has been earmarked as the date when a plane carrying asylum seekers who have reached the UK will depart for the Rwandan capital Kigali, it has emerged
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Asylum lawyers threatened with acid attacks and pet killings by far-right thugs
Lawyer James Elliott read out a chilling letter received by his office which threatened to "deal with" those who assist asylum seekers - saying someone will be killed if politicians don't dial down hate speech
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Being gay or a woman not enough to qualify for asylum, warns Suella Braverman
Home Secretary Suella Braverman has flown to the US to give a speech on rewriting international human rights rules as thousands of desperate people make dangerous Channel crossings
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Tories have 'lost control of UK borders' as migrants flock over the Channel
Keir Starmer called for MI5 and European spy agencies to work closer together, with inflatable boats "effectively made to order" and said the Tories have only offered "gimmicks"
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Damning figures show UK's asylum backlog is at record high with 175,000 in limbo
Data from the Home Office shows a massive 175,457 people were waiting for an initial decision on an application at the end of June - a 44% rise from 122,213 a year earlier
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Hero asylum seekers save man's life after seeing him floating face down in river
An unnamed man ended up struggling in the water in a hydro power house in Derby, before a group of brave asylum seekers leapt into action to save him and carry him to safety
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Life inside Bibby Stockholm asylum seeker barge as insider records secret clips
The government's latest attempt to house asylum seekers and deter small boats is the 10,659-ton Bibby Stockholm barge, docked off shore at Portland Port with the first 15 people moving aboard this week
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Sunak stand-in blasted for 'childish' attack on firefighters over migrant barge
Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden lashed out at the Fire Brigades Union after it raised safety fears about the Bibby Stockholm, currently moored on the Isle of Portland
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Afghans who fled to Britain risk homelessness due to UK housing crisis
The warning comes from the Local Government Association as it prepares for its annual conference in Bournemouth, and as the UK is gripped by an 'acute' housing shortage
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Children to protest against Illegal Migration Bill which could detain kids
Youngsters are expected to write goodwill messages on giant teddies as campaigners step up their crusade to axe a key measure from the flagshp legislation
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Up to 90 more hotels could be needed to house Channel migrants, MPs told
Home Secretary Suella Braverman was grilled about plans to accommodate new arrivals crossing the Strait of Dover as plans for more barges flop
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