Homeless asylum seekers sleeping in tents along Dublin’s Grand Canal were not moved because of a high-profile football match, the Transport Minister has said. The Europa League final between Atalanta and Bayer Leverkusen is to be held in the Aviva Stadium on Wednesday evening. Green Party leader Eamon Ryan said around 89 male asylum seekers […]
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First failed asylum seeker sent to Rwanda under voluntary scheme
The UK has returned a first failed asylum seeker to Rwanda under a voluntary removals programme, it is understood. Under the scheme, announced last month, migrants whose claims are rejected are offered up to £3,000 to move to the east African country. It is separate to the forced returns scheme the government announced two years […]
UK removes first failed asylum seeker to Rwanda via voluntary scheme
A failed asylum seeker has been sent to Rwanda, under a voluntary scheme separate to the Government’s flagship deportation plan. The unnamed man is the first to have voluntarily moved to Rwanda after being offered up to £3,000 financial aid and sent on a commercial flight to the central African country. The voluntary return scheme […]
Gen Z job seeker refused to do 90-minute task because it ‘looked like a lot of work’—now the recruiter who complained about it is being slammed
A recruiter has sparked fierce debate after being so shocked a Gen Z job seeker refused to spend 90 minutes on a hiring test because it “looked like a lot of work” that he vented about the situation on X, formerly known as Twitter. People who’ve job-hunted recently have probably quickly found out that getting […]
Tensions rise as UK refuses asylum seeker returns from Ireland
The UK government will not take back asylum seekers who have crossed into Ireland until EU-wide asylum rules are changed, Downing Street has said. Last week, the Irish government announced emergency laws to return a rising number of asylum seekers crossing from Northern Ireland. But the PM’s official spokesperson said it was up to the […]
Asylum seeker who killed British retiree says he was seeking revenge for the people of Gaza
LONDON (AP) — An asylum seeker from Morocco who went on a vicious rampage following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that triggered the Israel-Hamas war was convicted Thursday of murder for stabbing a 70-year-old man in the streets of an English seaside town. Ahmed Alid, 45, stabbed Terence Carney six times on Oct. 15 in […]
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German government backs plans for asylum seeker benefits on card
Germany’s Cabinet has agreed to new nationwide regulations allowing states to use a payment card to supply social welfare benefits to asylum seekers, sources told dpa on Friday. Leaders of Germany’s federal states had already agreed to implement the card in an effort to prevent asylum seekers in Germany from transferring money back home or […]
Crowds shouted ‘get them out’ amid violence near Liverpool asylum seeker hotel, court told
Crowds shouted “get them out” outside a hotel housing asylum seekers as rocks and fireworks were thrown at police, the trial of eight people accused of violent disorder has heard. Violence broke out outside the Suites Hotel in Knowsley, Merseyside, on Friday February 10 last year after police were informed the English Defence League was […]