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Report claims that UK Immigration detaining children in "degrading" conditions

12:14 15/05/2012
The UK Border Agency has been accused of detaining immigrant children in "degrading and disgraceful" conditions at Heathrow airport, according to an official watchdog, the Heathrow independent...

South Africa sees influx of asylum-seekers

10:42 08/05/2012
The South African government has announced that they are working to deal with the high number of asylum-seeker claims they continue to receive. Currently, South Africa receives more individual asylum...

Australian immigration to issue more bridging visas for asylum seekers

10:39 21/02/2012
Australian Immigration has announced that, following a policy change, one-third of asylum seekers arriving by boat will be living in the community on bridging visas next year. Under this new process...

Asylum applications to the UK down for 2007, processing becoming faster

18:09 30/05/2007
• Watch This Video Asylum applications to the United Kingdom for the first quarter of 2007 are down 10% from the same quarter of the previous year. 5,680 applications have been lodged so far this...

UK cannot view Schengen database for criminals, terrorists

15:57 25/01/2007
• Watch This Video Foreign terrorists and other criminals may free to enter the United Kingdom because immigration bosses are banned from seeing an EU "wanted" list of suspects. Some persons of...

Holland grants amnesty to more than 30,000 asylum-seekers

16:45 05/12/2006
• Watch This Video Late in the evening of 30 November, more than 30,000 asylum-seekers were granted general amnesty by the recently elected Dutch parliament, according to recent news reports. Seventy...

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