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UK wins court case over collapsed Rwanda asylum deal

June 2, 2026 World Justice News 0

The UK will not have to pay Rwanda millions of pounds over the collapsed asylum agreement that was cancelled by Keir Starmer shortly after he took office, an international court has ruled. The Rwandan government […]

South Africa’s top court bars repeat asylum applications

May 12, 2026 World Justice News 0

South Africa’s highest court has ruled that foreign nationals cannot reapply for asylum once their application has been rejected. The Constitutional Court said that allowing unlimited repeat applications without proper legislation in place could create […]

UK asylum seekers who break law to have support removed

March 5, 2026 World Justice News 0

Asylum seekers who break the law, or work illegally, will be thrown out of government-funded accommodation and lose their support payments, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is set to announce. The home secretary’s reforms will also […]

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Hundreds arrested in ‘week-long crackdown’ on asylum seekers working for delivery companies

August 9, 2025 World Justice News 0

Hundreds of arrests have been made across the UK as part of a “week-long crackdown” on asylum seekers taking jobs for delivery firms. A total of 1,780 people were stopped and spoken to over suspected […]

Crackdown on Channel crossing social media adverts

August 3, 2025 World Justice News 0

People advertising illegal Channel crossings online could face up to five years in prison under a new offence the government plans to introduce. The offence, which the government is seeking to create under the Border […]

Sex offenders to be denied asylum rights in new law

April 29, 2025 World Justice News 0

Asylum seekers will be denied the right to stay in the UK if they have been convicted of sexual offences, the government has announced. Terrorists, war criminals and any other criminals whose offences carry a […]

UK Rwanda asylum policy: Court of Appeal rules government’s Rwanda asylum policy unlawful

June 29, 2023 World Justice News 0

The Court of Appeal has ruled the UK government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful. Rwanda had not provided sufficient safeguards to prove it is a “safe third country”, senior judges ruled […]

Canada: Supreme Court to hear if US is ‘safe’ for migrants

October 6, 2022 World Justice News 0

Canada’s Supreme Court will for the first time hear a Canada-US asylum pact case that will weigh whether the country can consider its southern neighbour “safe” for those seeking refugee status. The outcome of Thursday’s […]

Inger Stoejberg: Jail for Danish ex-minister for asylum separations

December 13, 2021 World Justice News 0

A former Danish immigration minister has been found guilty of illegally separating young asylum-seeking couples in a landmark impeachment trial. Judges ruled Inger Stoejberg’s decision in 2016 to separate couples was unlawful and jailed her […]

US court rules asylum seekers must stay in Mexico

August 25, 2021 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has ordered President Joe Biden to reinstate a policy of making asylum seekers stay in Mexico while claims are processed. The policy was put in place by his predecessor, Donald Trump, […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]