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Asylum seeker hotel contract to be scrapped due to failures
Home Office audit finds "concerns" with provider Stay Belvedere Hotels, which provides places in 51 hotels in England and Wales.BBC News - 3d -
Women seeking asylum in UK allege sexual abuse in mixed-sex hotels
Claims of sexual violence made against other asylum seekers and staff include case of a 14-year-old who was allegedly raped. Women and girls seeking asylum in Britain have alleged that they were ...The Guardian - 5d -
A day in the life of an asylum hotel: inside the UK’s most controversial accommodation
The media often stigmatises asylum hotels – and they are sometimes physically attacked too. But behind closed doors are people who dream of work, wheels, security and the simple freedom to choose ...The Guardian - Mar. 18 -
Asylum seekers housed 'unlawfully' at air base
Three men took the government to court over what they described as "prison-like" conditions.BBC News - Mar. 14 -
Nearly 42,000 UK asylum seekers waiting on appeal
Refugee Council said the number increased by five times in two years and those appealing still require accommodation.BBC News - Mar. 17 -
Government considering sending failed asylum seekers to Balkans
Home Office officials have discussed proposals to set up overseas "return hubs"BBC News - 6d -
South Florida school teacher was applying for asylum when he was deported to Honduras
Since his deportation on Feb. 6, former South Florida teacher and asylum seeker Wualner Sauceda now lives with relatives in Honduras in a remote, rural area with dirt roads and no running water.NBC News - Mar. 21 -
London's Heathrow Airport closes after power failure
London's Heathrow Airport will be closed on Friday after a power failure due to a large fire at a nearby electrical substation.NBC News - Mar. 21 -
European institutions target 'scientific asylum-seekers' from US
The move comes as federal funds for research are cut and studies are subject to ideological limitations.The Hill - 13h -
European institutions target 'scientific asylum-seekers' from US
The move comes as federal funds for research are cut and studies are subject to ideological limitations.The Hill - 13h -
The EU wants to increase deportations and supports 'return hubs' in third countries
The European Union wants to increase deportations and is opening the way for “return hubs” to be set up in third countries for rejected asylum-seekersABC News - Mar. 11 -
Newborn's death 'due to gross failures of midwives'
The coroner at newborn baby Ida Lock's inquest highlights eight opportunities that were missed.BBC News - Mar. 21 -
‘I escaped one gulag only to end up in another’: Russian asylum seekers face Ice detention in the US
Exiles fleeing Putin’s repression in Russia and other post-Soviet states find a harsh welcome when arriving stateside. For most of the four years of Joe Biden was in office, citizens of Russia and ...The Guardian - Mar. 17 -
Tattoo artist who agreed to return to Venezuela was sent to El Salvador prison, family says
The brother of Jhon Chacin, a Venezuelan asylum-seeker, is seeking answers as the Venezuelan government calls for the deportees' release from an El Salvador prison.NBC News - 4d -
Dragged from a taxi and driven to the border: Kenya’s ‘safe’ reputation tainted by forced deportations
Dozens of activists, critics and asylum seekers are thought to have been abducted and sent home in the past year. The woman wearing a cap seemed suspicious to Maria Sarungi. She had walked into the ...The Guardian - Mar. 14 -
Hundreds of federal offices to start to empty this summer due to DOGE cuts: AP
Federal agencies will begin to vacate hundreds of offices nationwide this summer under a frenetic and error-prone push by DOGE to scrap leases it says waste money.CBS News - Mar. 14 -
‘Colossal failure’: what the papers say about the Heathrow airport shutdown
Chaos at Europe’s busiest airport caused by a substation fire dominates UK front pages on Saturday. The closure of Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, due to a fire at a nearby electrical ...The Guardian - 6d -
Likely timeline for Trey McBride's coming contract extension with Arizona Cardinals
With Trey McBride due a contract extension entering Year 4, we look at when to expect that to happen historically.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
Contract renewal of 22-year-old Real Madrid star on hold due to legal dispute
Real Madrid have decided to put contract renewal talks with Raul Asencio on hold until his legal situation is fully resolved, claims a report from Onda Cero (h/t SPORT). The outlet mentions that ...Yahoo Sports - 6d -
DOGE removes details on canceled USAID contracts from "wall of receipts"
Due to "ongoing litigation," the Department of Government Efficiency removed details from its website on the more than 3,000 USAID contracts it claims to have canceled.CBS News - 2d -
US embassies warn European visa-seekers: 'You are a guest'
U.S. embassies in Europe have recently given stark warnings to visa-seekers amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration. “When you apply to enter the United States and you get a visa, ...The Hill - 3d -
Homeland Security overhauls asylum phone app — now it's for 'self-deportation'
The Trump administration has overhauled a cellphone app once used to let migrants apply for asylumABC News - Mar. 10 -
The problem at the heart of the NHS's maternity care failures
An inquest into the death of Ida Lock has shone light on repeat mistakes - and wider failures in certain hospitals across EnglandBBC News - 4d -
At least 6 killed in a militant attack on a hotel in Somalia
A car bomb has exploded at a hotel in the central Somali city of Beledweyne in a militant attack that killed at least six people, including two prominent traditional eldersABC News - Mar. 11 -
Millions in Cuba without electricity after substation failure
Millions of people in Cuba remained without power Saturday after a failure of the nation’s electric grid left the island in the dark the previous night.NBC News - Mar. 16 -
Northwestern HC Chris Collins rips Big Ten for high hotel temperatures
According to Collins, temperatures in the Wildcats' hotel rooms didn't drop below 85 degrees.ESPN - Mar. 13 -
Woman dies after she was 'violently' ejected from Trump Hotel revolving door, lawsuit claims
A California woman's son is suing Trump International Hotels for alleged negligence, claiming a Trump Hotel Las Vegas door caused her to fall and later die.NBC News - 2d -
Williams team fined 50,000 euros for not recording onboard video
Williams has been fined 50,000 euros ($54,000) by the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix stewards on Saturday due to a communication error. The penalty relates to the Williams team's failure to capture ...Yahoo Sports - 6d -
SpaceX’s Latest Starship Explosion Marks Two Consecutive Failures
The new version of Starship will be tested again in four to six weeks. A third consecutive failure could indicate fundamental problems with the updated design.Wired - Mar. 8 -
Deportees from the US hop embassy-to-embassy in Panama in a desperate scramble to seek asylum
Migrants from Afghanistan, Russia, Iran and China deported from the United States and dropped into limbo in Panama are hopping door-to-door at embassies and consulates desperately seeking asylum in ...ABC News - Mar. 21 -
Fire kills 1 person at a ski resort hotel in Turkey
A fire at a closed ski resort hotel in northwest Turkey has killed one person, two months after a blaze at another Turkish winter resort left 79 deadABC News - 1d -
3...2...1: Why anything short of playoffs is failure for Cincinnati Reds in 2025
Close enough isn’t good enough. Progress without the playoffs is failure. Patience is for losers if you're the Cincinnati Reds in 2025.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Elon Musk received court summons in SEC suit over failure to properly disclose Twitter stake
Elon Musk received a summons in connection with the SEC's lawsuit over his alleged failure to properly disclose his Twitter stake before buying the company.CNBC - Mar. 21 -
Somali forces end a 24-hour siege by al-Shabab militants on a hotel, leaving all fighters dead
Somali officials say security forces have ended a 24-hour siege at a hotel in the central city of Beledwyne, leaving an unknown number of people dead, including all the al-Shabab militants who ...ABC News - Mar. 12 -
Law enforcement was called 8 times to hotel where Sam Nordquist was tortured to death, records show
Law enforcement officers were called to the hotel where authorities say Sam Nordquist was tortured to death at least eight times throughout his captivity, sheriff’s office call records obtained by ...NBC News - Mar. 14 -
Olympic skier Berkin Usta dies aged 24 in fire at winter resort hotel
Olympian and his father Yahya die in blaze in closed hotel in Turkey Berkin raced slalom and giant slalom at 2022 Beijing Winter Games The Olympic skier Berkin Usta and his father have died in a ...The Guardian - 18h -
Olympic skier Berkin Usta dies aged 24 in fire at winter resort hotel
Olympian and his father Yahya die in blaze in closed hotel in Turkey Berkin raced slalom and giant slalom at 2022 Beijing Winter Games The Olympic skier Berkin Usta and his father have died in a ...The Guardian - 18h -
Almost 70,000 South Africans interested in US asylum
This follows President Donald Trump's February executive order offering Afrikaners refugee status.BBC News - Mar. 19 -
Inside Trump pick's scrapped CDC nomination
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump's pick to lead the CDC was abruptly pulled. What happened? Dave Weldon, President Trump’s pick to lead ...The Hill - Mar. 13
