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Afghan refugee resettlement scheme to open in January

A programme to help Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban settle in the UK will open in January, the Government has announced. The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), which was first announced in August shortly after Taliban forces took ...

23 Dec 2021 at 16:55

Afghan women’s rights activist loses resettlement scheme legal challenge

A female Afghan lawyer who says her life is at risk from the Taliban has lost a High Court challenge over the operation of a UK Government resettlement scheme. The prosecutor and women’s rights activist argued she was “wholly excluded” from ...

19 Apr 2023 at 12:39

‘Disappointing’ more not done to understand inequality for prison leavers – MPs

A report has branded it “disappointing” that the prison and probation service has not worked harder to understand why black prison leavers and women are less likely to find a job in the months after their release. Overall, around half of ...

11 Nov 2023 at 00:01

Almost as many Afghans arriving in Channel crossings as in resettlement schemes

Almost as many Afghan nationals arrived in the UK having made the dangerous Channel crossing as through the Government’s legal routes in the year to March, the latest figures show. A total of 5,662 Afghan nationals came to the UK having ...

23 May 2024 at 16:03

UK issues 1.3 million visas for work, study, family or resettlement

A total of 1.32 million visas were issued in the year to March 2024 to people coming to the UK for work, study or family reasons, or through one of the Government’s settlement schemes, Home Office figures show. The figure is down 10% ...

23 May 2024 at 17:35

Syrians applying for UK asylum or resettlement: Key numbers

The UK Government has paused decisions on asylum applications from Syrians following the collapse of Bashar Assad’s regime. Here the PA news agency looks at the latest official figures for Syrian nationals granted asylum or ...

10 Dec 2024 at 12:34

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Tipperary TD says Thurles Ukrainian refugee resettlement programme can be a success with resources

Fianna Fáil TD Jackie Cahill has said he believes the Thurles Ukrainian refugee resettlement programme can work with the right resources. It was recently announced that 60 modular housing would be provided for Ukrainian ...

04 Aug 2022 at 18:33

Afghan family reunion route opens three years after Taliban takeover evacuation

A long-awaited reunion route has opened for families separated during the evacuation of Afghanistan almost three years ago amid the Taliban takeover. People who were able to escape to the UK under legal routes ...

30 Jul 2024 at 13:30

Sunak insists his ‘Stop the Boats’ pledge will cut ‘unacceptable’ asylum bill

Rishi Sunak warned the asylum system is under “unsustainable pressure” after the bill for the taxpayer almost doubled in a year to nearly £4 billion. The Prime Minister, who has promised to “stop the boats” ...

24 Aug 2023 at 23:02

Government ‘failing Afghans as safe routes not matching scale of need’

Vulnerable Afghans are being failed by Government, a humanitarian group said as figures showed just 107 were resettled in the UK in the year to June under part of a scheme set up to help the most in need. ...

24 Aug 2023 at 18:33

British embassy worker ‘betrayed’ by Government as children targeted by Taliban

A British embassy security guard who fled Afghanistan said he feels “betrayed” by the UK Government after his oldest children were left behind and forced into hiding from the Taliban. Ahmad – not his ...

30 Sept 2024 at 00:01

Government urged to ‘rethink’ after just 22 fleeing Afghans resettled via UNHCR

Just 22 people, including eight children, have been resettled in the UK having fled Afghanistan under part of a Government scheme which promised to help vulnerable refugees. It comes as the figure ...

23 Feb 2023 at 14:10

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