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The Home Secretary also declined to rule out reports that the Home Office is considering fitting asylum seekers with electronic tags.

The Home Secretary also declined to rule out reports that the Home Office is considering fitting asylum seekers with electronic tags.

"When you encounter migrants, especially when they’ve been on a long voyage, as a human being it can take its toll on you," said Customs and Border Protection Marine Interdiction Agent, John Apollony.

The backlog of asylum applications in the UK has reached a record high, with over 134,000 applications awaiting a decision. The number of applications made in the past year was the highest in two decades. This puts pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who had promised to clear the initial backlog by the end of this year.

There is no change in the position of the government in Vienna regarding our country's accession to the Schengen area is the main conclusion of yesterday's meeting, in Austria, between the Minister of the Interior Cătălin Predoiu and his Austrian counterpart Gerhard Karner.

The IPPR said Government plans to tackle unauthorised migration into the UK could become mired in a perma-backlog where the pace of arrivals exceeds that of departures.

At the height of the European migrant crisis, £410million was spent on housing asylum-seekers in the UK in 2016. In 2022, this figure was nine times higher, and things are only going to get worse, according to a new report.

There are some 35 million refugees globally - of which only a tiny fraction are hosted by the UK.

The Institute for Public Policy Research warns that the legal of legal pathways for asylum seekers could result in thousands left in limbo and reliant on government housing and support.

A damning report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) says there is 'little realistic prospect' that people who arrive by small boat will be removed to a third country in large enough numbers, even if the Rwanda plan ever comes in