asylum

Asylum claims in the UK reached a record high in 2024

Asylum claims in the UK reached a record high in 2024, with over 108,000 people claiming asylum, relating to 84,000 cases. The Home Office released the official immigration figures for the last year.

Dutch suspend Syrian asylum amid political shifts

Amid Syria's shifting political landscape, former Assad regime soldier Ahmed Masry, seeking asylum in the Netherlands, fears deportation to a country where defectors face deadly consequences. As Europe tightens immigration policies, tens of thousands of Syrian asylum claims remain in limbo.

Netherlands explores plan to send rejected African asylum seekers to Uganda