Backlog of rejected asylum seekers’ appeals up 500% in two years
- The number of failed asylum seekers waiting for appeals has increased by nearly 500% over two years, according to Home Office data.
- By the end of 2024, 41,987 failed asylum seekers were waiting for decisions on their rejected claims, rising from 7,173 in early 2022.
- The appeals backlog has grown by nearly a quarter since September 2024, hindering efforts to relocate migrants from hotels.
- The Refugee Council forecasts that failing to address the backlog could cost taxpayers nearly £1.5 billion this year.
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Asylum appeals aren’t helping Labour close migrant hotels
The top mandarin at the Home Office gave the game away. At a somnolent session of the Commons home affairs committee, Sir Matthew Rycroft revealed that Labour had dropped a key pre-election pledge, made just 72 hours before polling day. Instead of moving all asylum seekers out of hotels ‘within 12 months’, as the party
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