asylum seekers

Asylum seekers with criminal records would be more quickly removed under Biden proposal

U.S.
Amanda Smith

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images). WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced late last week ...

What is the U.K. plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda?

World
David Turner

London — The British parliament passed a law late Monday that will mean asylum seekers arriving on British shores without prior permission ...

Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda bill to become law after late-night showdown

World
David Turner

Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda bill is finally set to become law after months of wrangling ended in a parliamentary showdown shortly before ...

Government and Lords face another voting showdown

World
David Turner

Rishi Sunak insists his policy to process asylum seekers in Rwanda will become law, even if it means MPs sitting late into ...

Biden’s rightward shift on immigration angers advocates. But it’s resonating with many Democrats

Politics
Amanda Smith

LAS VEGAS (AP) — In his 2020 campaign, Joe Biden vowed to undo former President Donald Trump ’s immigration policies, specifically expressing ...

Rwanda Bill faces first of several key tests in Lords

World
David Turner

Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda bill is facing its first test as debate gets under way in the House of Lords. Peers including ...

Rishi Sunak sees off Conservative rebels as MPs back Rwanda bill

World
David Turner

Rishi Sunak has succeeded in getting his key Rwanda bill through the House of Commons after a Tory rebellion failed to materialise. ...

Rwandan president Paul Kagame suggests UK could get money back

World
David Turner

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has said he would return money to the UK if no asylum seekers are sent to his country ...

Robert Jenrick warns of ‘last opportunity’ to get Rwanda bill right

World
David Turner

Attempts by Tory rebels to address “flaws” in the Rwanda bill are the “last opportunity” to get the policy right, Robert Jenrick ...

Tory group of MPs aim to force changes to Rwanda Bill

World
David Turner

A group of Conservative MPs, led by former immigration minister Robert Jenrick, will try to force changes to the government’s flagship Rwanda ...