Number of asylum seekers in UK hotels falls to 18-month low
Asylum seekers in UK hotel accommodation fell to an 18-month low of 30,657 in December, while asylum applications dropped 4% year-on-year and small boat arrivals increased 13%.
Canada bill targeting refugees feared to signal new era of US-style border policies
Bill C-12 tightens border controls and refugee ineligibility rules, expanding executive powers and shifting many late asylum claims to single-officer pre-removal assessments.