68 Migrants Rescued off Calais as Channel Crossings Rise
French coastguards rescued 68 migrants from a boat off Calais on Friday, while 183 more reached the UK, bringing the total for 2025 to 890; this follows a rise in Channel crossings and tragic migrant deaths, prompting increased cooperation between France and the UK to combat people-smuggling and add...
68 Migrants Rescued off Calais as Channel Crossings Rise
French coastguards rescued 68 migrants from a boat off Calais on Friday, while 183 more reached the UK, bringing the total for 2025 to 890; this follows a rise in Channel crossings and tragic migrant deaths, prompting increased cooperation between France and the UK to combat people-smuggling and add...
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64% Bias Score
£130 Million Wasted on IT for Scrapped Rwanda Asylum Plan
The UK government spent over £130 million on IT systems for its now-abandoned plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, representing a significant portion of the £715 million total cost; the policy was scrapped by the new Labour government shortly after taking office.
£130 Million Wasted on IT for Scrapped Rwanda Asylum Plan
The UK government spent over £130 million on IT systems for its now-abandoned plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, representing a significant portion of the £715 million total cost; the policy was scrapped by the new Labour government shortly after taking office.
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48% Bias Score
Neo-Nazi's Terrorist Attack on Asylum Seeker Results in Life Sentence
On April 2, 2023, Callum Parslow, a 32-year-old man with neo-Nazi affiliations, stabbed Eritrean asylum seeker Nahom Hagos at a Worcestershire hotel, resulting in a life sentence for attempted murder deemed a terrorist attack.
Neo-Nazi's Terrorist Attack on Asylum Seeker Results in Life Sentence
On April 2, 2023, Callum Parslow, a 32-year-old man with neo-Nazi affiliations, stabbed Eritrean asylum seeker Nahom Hagos at a Worcestershire hotel, resulting in a life sentence for attempted murder deemed a terrorist attack.
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40% Bias Score
Netherlands to Deport Underage Asylum Seekers Convicted of Crimes
The Dutch government will allow the Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND) to revoke residence permits from underage asylum seekers convicted of crimes against public order, prompted by a recent group rape case in Helmond involving five underage asylum seekers.
Netherlands to Deport Underage Asylum Seekers Convicted of Crimes
The Dutch government will allow the Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND) to revoke residence permits from underage asylum seekers convicted of crimes against public order, prompted by a recent group rape case in Helmond involving five underage asylum seekers.
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56% Bias Score
Greece's Illegal Pushbacks: AI-Powered Surveillance Undermines Asylum Rights
A European Court ruling condemns Greece's illegal deportation of a Turkish woman in 2019, highlighting a systematic pattern of pushbacks facilitated by AI-powered border surveillance technology deployed along the Greece-Turkey border, despite EU funding and human rights concerns.
Greece's Illegal Pushbacks: AI-Powered Surveillance Undermines Asylum Rights
A European Court ruling condemns Greece's illegal deportation of a Turkish woman in 2019, highlighting a systematic pattern of pushbacks facilitated by AI-powered border surveillance technology deployed along the Greece-Turkey border, despite EU funding and human rights concerns.
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40% Bias Score
NYC Closes Major Migrant Shelter Amid Arrival Decline
New York City closed its Floyd Bennett Field migrant shelter, relocating roughly 2,000 people amid a decline in new arrivals and concerns about the incoming Trump administration's immigration policies; the move, while reducing shelter capacity, disrupts routines for many families.
NYC Closes Major Migrant Shelter Amid Arrival Decline
New York City closed its Floyd Bennett Field migrant shelter, relocating roughly 2,000 people amid a decline in new arrivals and concerns about the incoming Trump administration's immigration policies; the move, while reducing shelter capacity, disrupts routines for many families.
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32% Bias Score
Manston Inquiry Upgraded: Funded Legal Representation Granted to Asylum Seekers
Following a legal challenge by detainees, an independent public inquiry into the chaotic conditions at the Manston asylum processing center in Kent will provide funded legal representation and access to documents for claimants; the inquiry was initially downgraded by the Home Secretary to save money...
Manston Inquiry Upgraded: Funded Legal Representation Granted to Asylum Seekers
Following a legal challenge by detainees, an independent public inquiry into the chaotic conditions at the Manston asylum processing center in Kent will provide funded legal representation and access to documents for claimants; the inquiry was initially downgraded by the Home Secretary to save money...
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52% Bias Score
Syrian Asylum Seekers Return Home, Leading to Sharp Drop in Cyprus Applications
More than 1,500 Syrian nationals have withdrawn asylum applications or returned to Syria after the Assad regime's fall last month, leading to a 41% drop in new asylum applications in Cyprus in 2024 and decreased boat arrivals from Lebanon, due to stricter policies and international cooperation.
Syrian Asylum Seekers Return Home, Leading to Sharp Drop in Cyprus Applications
More than 1,500 Syrian nationals have withdrawn asylum applications or returned to Syria after the Assad regime's fall last month, leading to a 41% drop in new asylum applications in Cyprus in 2024 and decreased boat arrivals from Lebanon, due to stricter policies and international cooperation.
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52% Bias Score
Netherlands to Expedite Deportation of Criminal Asylum-Seeking Minors
Dutch Immigration Minister Marjolein Faber announced plans to accelerate deportations of underage asylum seekers convicted of serious crimes, prompted by a recent rape case involving five minors in Helmond; the change would lower the threshold for deportation, potentially affecting those previously ...
Netherlands to Expedite Deportation of Criminal Asylum-Seeking Minors
Dutch Immigration Minister Marjolein Faber announced plans to accelerate deportations of underage asylum seekers convicted of serious crimes, prompted by a recent rape case involving five minors in Helmond; the change would lower the threshold for deportation, potentially affecting those previously ...
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68% Bias Score
German Immigration Drops Sharply in 2023
Germany's 2023 immigration numbers show a sharp decrease compared to 2022, with 210,000 new asylum applications—a third fewer than in 2023; nearly two million immigrated and 1.3 million emigrated, primarily due to fewer Ukrainian refugees. Despite this, Germany remains the leading EU destination for...
German Immigration Drops Sharply in 2023
Germany's 2023 immigration numbers show a sharp decrease compared to 2022, with 210,000 new asylum applications—a third fewer than in 2023; nearly two million immigrated and 1.3 million emigrated, primarily due to fewer Ukrainian refugees. Despite this, Germany remains the leading EU destination for...
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44% Bias Score
NYC Shuts Down Floyd Bennett Field Migrant Shelter Amid Arrival Decline
New York City closed its Floyd Bennett Field migrant tent city over the weekend, relocating roughly 2,000 migrants to other shelters amid a decline in new arrivals and ahead of President-elect Trump's inauguration, though the move disrupts routines for many.
NYC Shuts Down Floyd Bennett Field Migrant Shelter Amid Arrival Decline
New York City closed its Floyd Bennett Field migrant tent city over the weekend, relocating roughly 2,000 migrants to other shelters amid a decline in new arrivals and ahead of President-elect Trump's inauguration, though the move disrupts routines for many.
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40% Bias Score
Bulgaria: Border Police Obstruct Aid to Asylum Seekers
In late 2024, Italian volunteer Gaia witnessed and experienced systematic obstruction by Bulgarian border police against humanitarian aid efforts for asylum seekers near the Turkish border, highlighting a broader European issue of pushbacks and human rights violations; reports indicate over 51,000 s...
Bulgaria: Border Police Obstruct Aid to Asylum Seekers
In late 2024, Italian volunteer Gaia witnessed and experienced systematic obstruction by Bulgarian border police against humanitarian aid efforts for asylum seekers near the Turkish border, highlighting a broader European issue of pushbacks and human rights violations; reports indicate over 51,000 s...
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52% Bias Score