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...asylum seeker” – a phrase which makes no sense. Little by little, people who had travelled to the UK without papers lost access to basic rights. In the 2000s, there was increasing use of the UK’s now notorious system of immigration detention, which in 2007 became a default for some. Amid the debates about the detention of terror suspects without trial, foreign...

...asylum seekers held by Australia in an off-shore detention centre on the pacific island of Nauru – Trump was harsh and abrupt, ending the call suddenly after less than half the allotted hour. As is his wont, he later used Twitter to relay his thoughts: Do you believe it? The Obama Administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia. Why? I will...

...asylum seekers detained in Yarl’s Wood. Detainees are allocated a befriender who visits them weekly until they leave the centre. But most of them don’t know when that will be, as detention is indefinite under current UK immigration policy. On February 21, a group of women at Yarl’s Wood began a hunger strike against these conditions, boycotting the dining services...

...refugee, but as a student. Many forced migrants face substantial barriers to obtaining education in the UK. For example, while asylum claimants are allowed to study (unless they have ‘no study’ immigration bail conditions), they are often charged at an international/overseas rate, and they are not eligible for student finance. Other students may face hurdles to obtain...

...refugees and asylum seekers, while also affecting the sense of community and belonging of those who are not themselves migrants. In the video below, Dr Victoria Canning, Lecturer in Criminology at the Open University and Dr Monish Bhatia, Lecturer in Criminology at Birkbeck University discuss the harmful impact of the cutting of legal aid, immigration detention and the...

...asylum-seekers – according to the 1951 Refugee Convention, someone who changes their country of usual residence ‘from fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, social group, or political opinion’. Figures on migration into the UK vary from year to year, and the UK Government’s decision to set migration targets has been contentious (GOV.UK, 2021a). To set...