asylum
Asylum seeker jailed for seven years for raping woman in Staffordshire
A Kurdish asylum seeker has been jailed for seven years for rape, which the judge said had caused "immense harm" to the victim.Mehmet Ogur, 27, was found guilty during...
Former minister wanted by Poland granted asylum in Hungary
A minister in Poland's previous right-wing government says he has received political asylum in Hungary as he faces charges of corruption at home.Former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, from the...
Asylum hotel migrant evictions set to begin in the spring
Evictions of migrants living in asylum hotels are set to start in the spring, as the Home Office cuts the support many receive.According to reports in The i Paper,...
German asylum requests halved in 2025
Ever fewer people are applying for asylum in Germany, according to data issued by the Interior Ministry on Sunday, which put first-time applications at 113,236 in 2025.That figure is...
EU to slash asylum cases from 7 nations deemed safe
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Thursday said it would drastically reduce asylum claims from seven nations in Africa, the Middle East and Asia by considering them safe...
‘They’re invisible within society’: Whistleblower says asylum seekers disappear ‘daily’ from hotels
An insider has told Sky News people are still disappearing "daily" from asylum seeker hotels.In an exclusive interview, the contractor described the chaos he sees within the system as...
The asylum seeker whose claim has taken so long to process that he’s had time to start a family
"The system is more than broken - it crossed that limit a long time ago," says Palestinian asylum seeker Ibrahim Altaqatqa.Ibrahim came to the UK two years ago on a tourist...
Two teen Afghan asylum seekers learn fate for raping 15-year-old in local park
Two teenage asylum seekers from Afghanistan have been jailed after admitting to the rape of a 15-year-old girl in a U.K. park, officials have confirmed.According to police, the victim...
Teen Afghan asylum seekers locked up for raping girl
Two teenage asylum seekers from Afghanistan face possible deportation after being detained for abducting and raping a 15-year-old girl.Jan Jahanzeb and Israr Niazal, both 17, led the "highly-distressed" victim...
Nigeria grants asylum to Guinea-Bissau presidential candidate after coup
Nigeria has granted asylum to Guinea-Bissau presidential candidate Fernando Dias just days after a coup prevented the results of the recent election being announced.The 47-year-old, who ran as a...
