Asylum Seekers Launch Hunger Strike Over UK-France Removal Scheme
By Cicero’s Home Affairs correspondent Dozens detained in Britain refuse food ahead of forced returns to FranceAround 30 asylum seekers held in UK immigration detention centres have begun a hunger strike in protest at plans to deport them to France under the government’s contentious “one-in, one-out” arrangement with Paris. Sources Continue Reading
Rwandan Refugee Flight is Cancelled
The first flight of refugees from the UK to Rwanda was cancelled after a legal battle. The Home Secretary said she was disappointed but would not be deterred. A legal challenge to a flight from Wiltshire to Rwanda has failed after the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg intervened Continue Reading
TLSContact Visa Agency charging ‘extras’ to fast track Ukrainian Refugee Visas
From OpenDemocracy openDemocracy has seen evidence that two people who applied for visa appointments on behalf of Ukrainian family or friends through TLSContact in the past week were offered paid services by the company. “It’s absolutely bollocks what Priti Patel is saying,” said Helen Howard-Betts, who has been trying to Continue Reading
