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Asylum housing provider Clearsprings’ profits jump on high demand
Bumper profits risk fuelling government concerns over large amounts paid to private companies to handle politically sensitive issueWorld - Financial Times - November 1 -
UK looks at handing asylum seeker housing contracts back to local councils
Exploratory talks follow criticism of private outsourcing groups and concern about their high profitsBusiness - Financial Times - November 4 -
UK made bad decisions in buying ex-prison to house asylum seekers, says report
Tory government rushed the purchase, paying more than double what the previous owner spent, watchdog findsWorld - Financial Times - November 15 -
Asylum seekers moved off Bibby Stockholm barge
It's understood the men have been sent to places including Cardiff, Wolverhampton and Bristol.Top stories - BBC News - October 29 -
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Under Trump or Harris, U.S. Asylum Curbs Are Likely to Endure
As administrations of both parties have failed to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws, a reckoning for the asylum system, which some say is overdue, seems inevitable.Top stories - The New York Times - October 28 -
Dutch asylum agency is fined 50,000 euros daily for an overcrowded center
A Dutch court has ordered the agency responsible for housing asylum seekers to pay a 50,000-euro ($54,000) penalty for every day that more than 2,000 migrants stay at an overcrowded center in the ...World - ABC News - October 30 -
Revealed: English neo-Nazi who stabbed asylum seeker was serial stalker
Terrorist Callum Parslow was previously jailed for sending 10 women sexually explicit and misogynistic messages, and targeted a former GB News presenter. A neo-Nazi terrorist who was found guilty ...World - The Guardian - November 2 -
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Italy’s Albania asylum deal has become a political disaster for Giorgia Meloni
Pact hailed as EU migration breakthrough in tatters after judges rule asylum seekers must be transferred to Italy. A multimillion-dollar migration deal between Italy and Albania aimed at curbing ...World - The Guardian - November 14 -
Fear and sympathy: small Irish town divided over asylum camp
A year after Dublin’s anti-immigration riots, a tent camp for asylum seekers faces hostility while some locals try to support the new arrivals. In the small town of Newtown Mount Kennedy, a holding ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
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Revealed: Home Office ‘completely lost grip’ at notorious Manston asylum centre
Court documents contain admissions by officials that they were unable to control the situation at the Kent facility where 18,000 asylum seekers were illegally detained. Racial abuse, physical ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Belarus grants asylum to fugitive Polish judge wanted on spying allegations
Belarus has granted asylum to a former Polish judge who faced espionage charges at home following his defection in May to the Kremlin-allied countryWorld - ABC News - Yesterday -
Europe's human rights watchdog urges Cyprus to let migrants stuck in UN buffer zone seek asylum
A senior official with Europe’s top human rights watchdog is urging the government of ethnically divided Cyprus to allow passage to nearly three dozen asylum seekers who have for months been ...World - ABC News - October 30 -
UK asylum system would descend into chaos without more hotels, says minister
Angela Eagle said short-term solution necessary despite Labour election pledge to end use of accommodation. The asylum system would “descend into chaos” if Labour refused to open more hotels for ...World - The Guardian - November 3 -
These House seats are still undecided
CBS News characterizes control of the House as lean Republican, with a handful of seats still undecided.Top stories - CBS News - November 12 -
House Republicans take aim at White House response to Biden's 'garbage' comment
House Republicans are taking aim at the White House for its response to remarks by President Biden this week, when he appeared to refer to former President Trump’s supporters as “garbage” — a ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
Battle for control of House after Republicans take Senate, White House
CBS News has projected former President Donald Trump will return to the White House as Republicans also gain control of the U.S. Senate. All eyes are now on the battle for control of the House of ...Top stories - CBS News - November 6 -
Balance of power remains unclear in House as Republicans take Senate, White House
In January, Republicans will take control of the Senate after flipping seats in West Virginia, Ohio and Montana. The House remains up for grabs, although the GOP has made gains to reach the 2018 ...Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
Jeffries skates to seventh House term
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) skated to victory in New York City on Tuesday, Decision Desk HQ projects, easily beating back a symbolic challenge from Republican John Delaney in a race that was ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Will Democrats be able to claim the House majority?
With about 54 seats in the House yet to be called, Democrats are hopeful that they can claim the House majority by winning over swing districts in New York and California. In several battleground ...Top stories - NBC News - November 6 -
The key races for control of the House of Representatives
Every seat in the lower chamber of Congress is up for grabs this election cycle.Top stories - BBC News - November 6 -
GOP Control of the House Looks Likely
With 17 races still undecided, Republicans need only five wins to command a majority in Congress.Business - Inc. - November 11 -
Trump and Biden Meet at the White House
President Biden and President-elect Donald J. Trump’s brief public display of civility was followed by a two-hour meeting behind closed doors.Top stories - The New York Times - November 13 -
House GOP nominates Johnson for Speaker
House Republicans on Wednesday nominated Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to retain the gavel in the upcoming 119th Congress, according to three sources in the room, as the conference prepares to ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
Trump, Biden meet at White House
President Biden and President-elect Donald Trump held a meeting at the White House on Wednesday, where the two political foes shook hands in front of reporters. The two sat in the Oval Office for ...Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
Republicans projected to maintain control of House
CBS News projected Wednesday that Republicans will keep their majority in the House, which along with control of the Senate, will make it easier for President-elect Donald Trump to fill his Cabinet ...Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
2 killed in Ohio house explosion
Two people were killed and a third was injured when a house exploded outside Cincinnati, Ohio, on Tuesday. Carter Evans reports.Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
White House holds press briefing
Watch live coverage as White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a press briefing.Top stories - NBC News - 3 days ago -
Where do Trump and Harris stand on housing?
Housing affordability is among the critical issues for voters ahead of the pivotal presidential election, as renters and homeowners are feeling squeezed by high prices. Vice President Harris and ...Politics - The Hill - October 26 -
7 House seats Democrats think they can flip
Democrats are battling to flip control of the House at the polls next week, eyeing gains in battleground districts from coast to coast in an effort to win back the Speaker’s gavel after two years ...Politics - The Hill - October 28 -
What if Democrats Win the White House and Congress on Tuesday?
If Democrats win the White House and Congress, they might finally make lasting changes to voting rights and abortion access.Top stories - The New York Times - October 30 -
House Democrat locked in tight race in Colorado
Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D-Colo.) is locked in a tight race with Republican Gabe Evans in a competitive Colorado House district, according to a new poll. An Emerson College Polling/KDVR/KWGN/The Hill ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
Housing benefit payments to be frozen next year
Labour has confirmed rates will stay the same next year, after several freezes over the past decade.Top stories - BBC News - October 31 -
Pivotal races that could determine control of the House
Republicans currently hold a slim 220-212 majority in the House of Representatives, and a few dozen tight races could decide which party will boost or slow a Trump or Harris presidency, with about ...Top stories - CBS News - October 31