Refugees and immigration

Installation view of Jasleen Kaur, Alter Altar at Tramway, Glasgow 2023. (Tramway and Glasgow Life/ Keith Hunter)

Refugees and immigration

Scottish artist secures Turner Prize nomination for work with giant doily

Rishi Sunak has vowed to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda

Rishi Sunak has vowed to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda

Conservative Party

5

UN experts warn airlines of 'human rights abuse complicity' over Rwanda flights

The Home Office wants to charge immigration charities providing advice for free

The Home Office wants to charge immigration charities providing advice for free

Conservative Party

2

Free immigration advice charities to be charged fees by Government for first time

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack (left) and Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack (left) and Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross

9

Top Scottish Tories called out over refusal to speak on BBC Sunday Show

Immigration and border control signs at Edinburgh Airport on February 10, 2014

Immigration and border control signs at Edinburgh Airport on February 10, 2014

2

Will Scotland be ready to accept a new wave of climate refugees?

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during a local elections campaign launch at a bus depot in Heanor, Derbyshire

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during a local elections campaign launch at a bus depot in Heanor, Derbyshire

Illegal immigration bill

14

Rishi Sunak threatens to remove UK from European Convention on Human Rights

The UN has urged Rishi Sunak to drop the Rwanda scheme

The UN has urged Rishi Sunak to drop the Rwanda scheme

4

UN tells Rishi Sunak to drop Rwanda asylum seeker deportation scheme

A new strategy aimed at supporting refugees has been published

A new strategy aimed at supporting refugees has been published

1

New strategy aimed at supporting refugees in Scotland published

People taking part in a Honour the Children of Gaza demonstration

People taking part in a Honour the Children of Gaza demonstration

Conservative Party

1

UK visa rules 'abetting plausible risk of genocide' in Gaza, expert warns

A pregnant woman waits onboard the Abeille Languedoc ship after being rescued after a boat generator broke down while they were trying to cross the Channel illegally to Britain

A pregnant woman waits onboard the Abeille Languedoc ship after being rescued after a boat generator broke down while they were trying to cross the Channel illegally to Britain

‘Re-traumatised and disempowered': A look at refugee women giving birth in Scotland

Conservative MPs accused peers of trying to “wreck” the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill

Conservative MPs accused peers of trying to “wreck” the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill

Refugees and immigration

4

UK Government on course to overturn 10 Lords’ amendments to Rwanda bill

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made ‘stopping the boats’ one of the key pledges of his leadership

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made ‘stopping the boats’ one of the key pledges of his leadership

Refugees and immigration

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Cheaper to fly people to space than send an asylum seeker to Rwanda, MPs told

A stock image of an elderly woman

A stock image of an elderly woman

Scottish-based care company facing modern slavery allegations as licence revoked

Migrants housed at the UK Government facility at Napier Barracks in Folkestone, Kent

Migrants housed at the UK Government facility at Napier Barracks in Folkestone, Kent

Conservative Party

2

How the Home Office tried to hide horrors behind a Freedom of Information loophole

The Home Office has denied a visa to award-winning Moroccan poet Soukaina Habiballah

The Home Office has denied a visa to award-winning Moroccan poet Soukaina Habiballah

Conservative Party

6

'Insulting': Home Office blocks visa for award-winning poet before Scottish visit

The House of Lords is set for a collision course with the UK Government over the proposed Rwanda asylum law

The House of Lords is set for a collision course with the UK Government over the proposed Rwanda asylum law

3

Plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda suffers heavy defeat in House of Lords

There are calls for the Home Office to face an independent inquiry

There are calls for the Home Office to face an independent inquiry

2

Calls for inquiry as refugee children forced to play foster care 'game'

The Home Secretary gave a speech about immigration in the US

The Home Secretary gave a speech about immigration in the US

2

James Cleverly does nothing to help UK's laughing-stock reputation

Home Secretary James Cleverly delivers a speech at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs in New York

Home Secretary James Cleverly delivers a speech at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs in New York

Conservative Party

4

Goodwill towards migrants ‘not a bottomless font’, claims Home Secretary

Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne-Somerville has issued a furious response to claims by the Home Secretary over housing of asylum seekers in Scotland

Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne-Somerville has issued a furious response to claims by the Home Secretary over housing of asylum seekers in Scotland

5

‘Misleading’: Minister in furious response to Home Secretary over asylum claims

Muhammad Rauf Waris says he is blocked from graduating after being detained by the Home Office

Muhammad Rauf Waris says he is blocked from graduating after being detained by the Home Office

2

Stirling Uni student detained by Home Office 'blocked from graduating' in debt row

The aftermath of a Russian bombing attack on a neighbourhood in Kyev, and Larysa Zhdankina

The aftermath of a Russian bombing attack on a neighbourhood in Kyev, and Larysa Zhdankina

Refugees and immigration

2

'Russia's first bombs fell by our house. Seven hours later we were refugees'

Why would care workers willingly endure such challenges?

Why would care workers willingly endure such challenges?

Conservative Party

Assa Samake-Roman: Banning foreign workers’ families is cruel and short-sighted

The UK Government has been criticised by the SNP over changes to the Ukrainian refugee scheme

The UK Government has been criticised by the SNP over changes to the Ukrainian refugee scheme

Conservative Party

1

Tories accused of ‘mean mindedness’ over Ukraine family scheme closure

ames Cleverly is set to introduce strict rules for overseas care workers

ames Cleverly is set to introduce strict rules for overseas care workers

5

What do new visa immigration rules for overseas care workers mean for you?

James Cleverly announced he had laid an order to ban overseas care workers' families from coming to the UK

James Cleverly announced he had laid an order to ban overseas care workers' families from coming to the UK

6

'Populist idiocy': UK moves forward with ban on overseas care workers' families

Home Secretary James Cleverly (left) urged First Minister Humza Yousaf to do more to support displaced people, but Scotland hosts 50% more than England per capita

Home Secretary James Cleverly (left) urged First Minister Humza Yousaf to do more to support displaced people, but Scotland hosts 50% more than England per capita

10

Scotland 'hosts more displaced people than England' despite Home Office claim

The Home Office has been accused of

The Home Office has been accused of

5

‘We were like slaves’: Home Office ‘turning blind eye’ to exploitation in Scots farms

Home Secretary James Cleverly

Home Secretary James Cleverly

Refugees and immigration

7

TikTok stars to be paid thousands to urge migrants not to cross Channel

A new analysis from Goldman Sachs has revealed the impact of Brexit on Britain's economy

A new analysis from Goldman Sachs has revealed the impact of Brexit on Britain's economy

7

‘Damning’ analysis from American bank reveals Brexit impact on economy

Suella Braverman pictured alongside Rishi Sunak while home secretary

Suella Braverman pictured alongside Rishi Sunak while home secretary

Conservative Party

1

Humza Yousaf accuses Suella Braverman of 'pulling up the ladder after her'

First Minister Humza Yousaf will launch a campaign highlighting the positive aspects of migration

First Minister Humza Yousaf will launch a campaign highlighting the positive aspects of migration

6

Humza Yousaf to launch pro-migration campaign with anti-racism group

Rishi Sunak has come under fire for accepting a £1000 bet on the Rwanda plan

Rishi Sunak has come under fire for accepting a £1000 bet on the Rwanda plan

Conservative Party

21

'Clear breach': Rishi Sunak reported to sleaze watchdog over Rwanda bet

Piers Morgan interviewing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

Piers Morgan interviewing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

Conservative Party

9

Rishi Sunak bets Piers Morgan £1000 people will be deported to Rwanda before election

Right Reverend Sally Foster-Fulton, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

Right Reverend Sally Foster-Fulton, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

Church of Scotland

Kirk moderator urges public to 'call out' hostile language directed at migrants

The Home Office faces a ‘huge challenge’ to clear the asylum backlog by the end of the year, a committee has said (Alamy/PA)

The Home Office faces a ‘huge challenge’ to clear the asylum backlog by the end of the year, a committee has said (Alamy/PA)

Refugees and immigration

3

Scottish mum’s anger at 'enforced exile' due to migration visa cost hike

Cherry writes that the passage of the Rwanda Bill through the House of Lords has been overshadowed by other news

Cherry writes that the passage of the Rwanda Bill through the House of Lords has been overshadowed by other news

4

Joanna Cherry: Humane refugee policy is needed and we know what it might look like

Some 66 members of the House of Lords listed to speak during the debate

Some 66 members of the House of Lords listed to speak during the debate

Refugees and immigration

Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill clears first hurdle in the House of Lords

The UK Government unveiled plans for a major shake-up of immigration rules last year

The UK Government unveiled plans for a major shake-up of immigration rules last year

Alison Thewliss

'Callous and damaging': Impact of Tory migration plans on Scotland revealed

Suella Braverman at a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the beginning of construction for a new building project of 500 apartments in Kigali

Suella Braverman at a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the beginning of construction for a new building project of 500 apartments in Kigali

2

Rwandan homes praised by Suella Braverman 'already sold and not for asylum seekers'

Different Ways was shown for the first time at the Harbour Arts Centre in Irvine

Different Ways was shown for the first time at the Harbour Arts Centre in Irvine

Refugees and immigration

Film depicting Ukrainian refugee's arrival in Scotland premieres

A group of people thought to be asylum seekers disembark at Dover

A group of people thought to be asylum seekers disembark at Dover

Home Office wrongly judged age of more than 1300 child asylum seekers, figures show

Rishi Sunak speaks during a press conference in Downing Street (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Rishi Sunak speaks during a press conference in Downing Street (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

5

Peers inflict first defeat against Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda asylum plan

Protesters at the perimeter of MoD Boscombe Down, near Salisbury

Protesters at the perimeter of MoD Boscombe Down, near Salisbury

5

Home Office hires hangar to practice forcibly sending asylum seekers to Rwanda

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak falsely claimed his government had cleared the asylum backlog

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak falsely claimed his government had cleared the asylum backlog

2

Watchdog raps UK Government after 'barefaced lie' over asylum backlog

An Albanian man died while living aboard the Bibby Stockholm barge

An Albanian man died while living aboard the Bibby Stockholm barge

Home Office shelves plans for more asylum seeker barges after Bibby Stockholm

The First Minister during a visit to the Govan Community Project

The First Minister during a visit to the Govan Community Project

First Minister listens to concerns of refugees during charity visit in Glasgow

Nadia El-Nakla is calling for a UK resettlement scheme for Gazans

Nadia El-Nakla is calling for a UK resettlement scheme for Gazans

Nadia El-Nakla 'pleading' with Home Office to allow brother into UK from Gaza

Protester holds a placard reading 'Against Darmanin law, we don't want it' during a solidarity march for the defence of immigrants against France's new immigration law at Republique Square, in Paris, in December

Protester holds a placard reading 'Against Darmanin law, we don't want it' during a solidarity march for the defence of immigrants against France's new immigration law at Republique Square, in Paris, in December

Emmanuel Macron

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French politics is madness. I could not wait to get back to Scotland

Rishi Sunak was challenged over his 'doubts' about the Rwanda plan during his interview with Laura Kuenssberg

Rishi Sunak was challenged over his 'doubts' about the Rwanda plan during his interview with Laura Kuenssberg

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Prime Minister addresses his 'doubts' over Government's Rwanda plan

John Nicolson considers the long, proud and often personal history of Scotland welcoming immigrants

John Nicolson considers the long, proud and often personal history of Scotland welcoming immigrants

House of Commons

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Scotland's proud history of welcoming immigrants doesn't align with this Union

Leonard Farruku was found unresponsive on board the Bibby Stockholm barge

Leonard Farruku was found unresponsive on board the Bibby Stockholm barge

Bibby Stockholm

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Family of man who died on Bibby Stockholm turn to crowdfunding to bring body home

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is aiming to drive down net migration figures

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is aiming to drive down net migration figures

Conservative Party

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'Bleak': Experts condemn Rishi Sunak's first Twitter post of 2024

From left: Keir Starmer, Humza Yousaf, and Tony Blair

From left: Keir Starmer, Humza Yousaf, and Tony Blair

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Keir Starmer may 'tweak' Tony Blair's Scottish island asylum plan, Humza Yousaf says

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