This year, the public will spend a record £5.4 billion, or £15 million per day, on migrant hotels and other forms of refugee help. The Home Office had to get an additional £4 billion from the Treasury to cover a significant overspend on refugee accommodation due to skyrocketing prices. According to official documents, the HomeContinue reading “Hotels And Asylum Support Hit £5.4 Billion As Small Boat Numbers Soar”
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Five-Month-Old London Baby’s Birth Certificate Has The Word Israel Scribbled Out After Parents Applied For A Passport
A father who sent off a passport application to the Home Office for his baby daughter was shocked to receive her defaced birth certificate in the mail. Her parents mailed the application and the birth certificate of their six-month-old child to the Home Office two weeks ago. The Campaign Against Antisemitism has now requested anContinue reading “Five-Month-Old London Baby’s Birth Certificate Has The Word Israel Scribbled Out After Parents Applied For A Passport”
A Flawed Home Office Age Check Led To The Placement Of 1,300 Child Migrants In Adult Accommodation
Internal data shows that the Home Office misclassified over 1,300 immigrant minors as adults after they arrived in the UK. Due to errors in the method used to calculate the arrival age, the migrants were detained or housed in unsupervised adult facilities between January 2022 and June 2023. In response to freedom of information requests,Continue reading “A Flawed Home Office Age Check Led To The Placement Of 1,300 Child Migrants In Adult Accommodation”
Deportation Threat For British-Born Man
Under a post-Brexit approach for EU nationals convicted of crimes, a 28-year-old man who was born in Britain and has never left the nation has talked of his despair at being told he will be deported to Portugal, where his parents arrived more than 30 years ago. Dmitry Lima was born in Lambeth, a neighbourhoodContinue reading “Deportation Threat For British-Born Man”
A Four-Star Spa Hotel That Laid Off ALL Its Staff To Accommodate 241 Asylum Seekers
A four-star spa hotel which is reportedly sacking all its staff and cancelling all events is facing legal action. Stradey Park Hotel in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, is said to be accommodating up to 241 asylum seekers across its 77 rooms, under new plans by the Home Office. According to a newspaper outlet, 95 full and part-timeContinue reading “A Four-Star Spa Hotel That Laid Off ALL Its Staff To Accommodate 241 Asylum Seekers”
In Just Three Days, More Than 1,000 Migrants Cross The Channel
More than a thousand migrants have travelled the Channel in three days, official figures revealed, showering enormous stress on Rishi Sunak’s vow to end the arrival of small boats. The Home Office said that some 333 people were detected crossing the English Channel in small boats on Sunday. There were 374 people seen on SaturdayContinue reading “In Just Three Days, More Than 1,000 Migrants Cross The Channel”
Falmouth Is Preparing To Refit A Giant Barge That Will House 500 Migrants
A giant barge that will accommodate 500 migrants has anchored in Cornwall, with ministers promising more vessels in the future. The Bibby Stockholm arrived in Falmouth for renovations ahead of going into service next month. It was towed from Italy and will now undergo safety checks as well as being refitted to increase the onboardContinue reading “Falmouth Is Preparing To Refit A Giant Barge That Will House 500 Migrants”
Renewal Changes For UK Passports
The government has announced a modification to British passport applications and renewals which will affect anyone who’s applying for the travel document. Announcing the proposals, the Home Office said there’ll be more increased prices on all passport applications and renewals. The modifications will be introduced next month, so if you need to renew your passportContinue reading “Renewal Changes For UK Passports”
Last Resort!
Channel migrants could be put up at a Pontins holiday camp in a bid to cut taxpayers’ £6 million a day hotel bill for small boat arrivals. The Home Office is in negotiations to hire an 820-chalet camp at Camber Sands in East Sussex. Pontins offers budget holidays at the camp, which was purpose-built inContinue reading “Last Resort!”
Asylum Seekers From Manston Stranded In Central London By The Home Office
A newspaper outlet revealed that the Home Office left asylum seekers from the Manston immigration centre in central London without accommodation or warm clothing, as officials tried to ease acute overcrowding. A group of 11 asylum seekers from Manston were left at Victoria railway station on Tuesday evening with nowhere to stay, without winter coats,Continue reading “Asylum Seekers From Manston Stranded In Central London By The Home Office”