UK’s New Asylum Plans: Confusion and Controversy
Last week, to curb migration numbers, public discontent, and the rise of the right-wing Reform UK, the Labour Government announced major changes in asylum policy. The changes aim to settle….
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‘We Have to Regularise Them’: Europe’s Deportation-First Border Policy, as Told by the Judges and Police who Enforce It
This article was written by researchers Olga Jubany (Catedrática en Antropologia Social, Universitat de Barcelona)and Sevda Tunaboylu (Investigadora Postdoctoral, Universitat de Barcelona). The European Commission is pressing ahead with its new Common European….
United Nations General Assembly 2025: Migration as a Global Challenge
With the 80th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations beginning last week, Heads of State and Government appeared to address the global stage and appeal for change…..
Digital ID Cards: What are They and How will They Help the UK Deal with Illegal Immigration?
The UK’s new digital ID card scheme, announced by Keir Starmer on September 26, has two big questions swirling around it. Is it a solution to illegal immigration? And will….
Many European States are Likely to Privatise Migrant Housing
Hotels housing asylum seekers in the UK have increasingly become targets of aggressive far-right protests for a second year in a row. Authorities, including the UK Home Secretary, have condemned….