New report shows asylum system damaging livesThe UK Border Agency’s failure to resolve asylum cases within a reasonable period of time is causing damage to the lives of asylum seekers, according to a report published today by the Parliamentary Ombudsman.
16 February 2010
Children trafficked and left alone in WalesThe children, most of whom cannot speak English, have made terrifying journeys to escape danger in their home countries and look for a better life in South Wales.
11 May 2009
Tortured asylum seeker awarded compensationA woman who fled her home country to seek refuge in the UK after being tortured and raped has been awarded £38,000 after a judge ruled her detention by the UKBA as unlawful.
18 March 2009
National Audit Office report on NAMThe report, focusing on the New Asylum Model, says that although new asylum claims are being dealt with much more quickly, a new backlog is building up.
18 March 2009
NIACE launches ESOL campaignNIACE's campaign aims to persuade the UK government to reinstate free English lessons for people seeking asylum.
18 March 2009
Extra judges to hear appealsThe Government is drafting in extra judges to deal with more than 8,000 asylum and immigration appeals a year that threaten to overload the courts.
18 March 2009
