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Derry Court: Asylum seeker charged with sexually assaulting a female in local bar

Derry Magistrate's Court heard today that a man who is in the city while his application for asylum is being processed is accused of sexually assaulting a female in a local bar. Weldu Feshazion (31) with an address in Argyle Street in Derry is ...

06 Apr 2023 at 12:49

Northern Ireland

Thousands of migrants eligible for Rwanda scheme not reporting to Home Office

Thousands of asylum seekers earmarked by the Home Office for deportation to Rwanda have lost contact with the department, a Government document suggests. Out of 5,700 people identified for removal, 2,145 “continue to report to the Home Office ...

30 Apr 2024 at 07:36

Northern Ireland

Pair arrested in operation targeting suspected people-smuggling gang

A man and a woman have been arrested in Northern Ireland in an operation targeting a suspected people-smuggling gang. A 40-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man were arrested as around 50 officers from the Government’s Immigration Enforcement ...

03 Aug 2022 at 14:14

Northern Ireland

UK and Irish ministers to meet amid row over migration

UK and Irish ministers are due to meet in London amid an escalating row over migrants travelling from the UK to Ireland. Ireland’s deputy premier and foreign affairs minister Micheal Martin is to co-chair a meeting of the British Irish ...

29 Apr 2024 at 10:51

Northern Ireland

Seven arrests made during immigration enforcement action in Northern Ireland

Seven arrests were made in Northern Ireland on Thursday by immigration officials. It came as part of Operation Tornado 2, in which the Home Office is increasing immigration enforcement visits to target illegal working. A number of ...

12 Aug 2023 at 07:13

Northern Ireland

Home Office raid for illegal workers in Belfast results in 36 arrests

More than 30 people, including a teenage boy, have been arrested during an operation by the Home Office in Belfast. The arrests are a result of a dawn operation by immigration enforcement officers at a construction site in the ...

23 Mar 2025 at 12:58

Northern Ireland

Home Office worker arrested after claim of money request for residency approval

A Home Office worker has been arrested on suspicion of asking for money to grant UK residency to an asylum seeker living in Northern Ireland. The BBC reported that the official is alleged to have contacted a vulnerable man ...

18 Apr 2024 at 14:04

Cleverly-McEntee meeting on migration postponed because of ‘genuine diary clash’

Northern Ireland

Postponed Cleverly-McEntee meeting on migration due to ‘genuine diary clash’

A postponed meeting between James Cleverly and Irish justice minister Helen McEntee was because of a “genuine diary clash”, an Irish minister has said. The Home Secretary and Ms McEntee had been due to meet on Monday to ...

29 Apr 2024 at 14:43

Northern Ireland

Staff working with children in NI asylum hotels ‘not checked or trained’

Staff working with children and vulnerable adults in asylum accommodation in Northern Ireland have not undergone checks or training, a report has found. An inspection of contingency asylum accommodation for families ...

29 Feb 2024 at 18:36

Local News

NI tourism sector braced for hit as full rollout of visa waiver scheme looms

The Northern Ireland tourism sector faces a significant hit if visitors arriving across the Irish border are not exempted from the UK’s new visa waiver scheme, industry chiefs have warned. From January 8, all ...

26 Dec 2024 at 15:08

Northern Ireland

Passport workers begin five-week strike in row over pay and conditions

Passport Office workers have begun a five-week strike in a dispute over jobs, pay, pensions and conditions as a union warned it could cause delays for those looking to renew their passports. More than 1,000 ...

03 Apr 2023 at 12:33

Northern Ireland

Scampi could vanish from menus without special fishing visas, ministers warned

Scampi is at risk of disappearing from pub menus if ministers do not create a bespoke visa scheme for foreign fishermen, a Conservative former minister has warned. Scarborough and Whitby MP Sir Robert ...

20 Apr 2023 at 12:42

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