asylum

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Asylum applications to the EU dropped by almost 20 percent in 2025, the bloc's asylum agency said Tuesday -- warning however that a crisis in Iran could result in refugee movements of "unprecedented magnitude".

From Barron's

Nationally, 20% of immigrants seeking asylum missed their hearings in January, compared with half that rate a year earlier.

From Los Angeles Times

"We must also ensure our asylum system is not creating pull factors that draw people on dangerous journeys across the world, fuelling and funding the human traffickers," she said in the Home Office statement.

From Barron's

Under the new rules, asylum seekers' cases will be reviewed every 30 months, after which they could be sent to their country of origin, provided it is deemed safe to do so.

From BBC

The incident happened the day after Pereira's final appeal for asylum had been dismissed by a judge and he faced removal from the UK.

From BBC