defending asylum seekers from eviction
the scotsman article (re-entitled) | 04.10.2003 10:23 | Anti-racism | Migration
Glasgow evicting asylum seekers
ALMOST 170 asylum seekers who have lost appeals to stay in the UK are being evicted from their homes by Glasgow City Council.
The Scottish Refugee Council (SRC) and housing charities last night described the policy as "shameful".
However, councillors have claimed that they are forced to carry out the policy by immigration laws set down by the UK government.
The Home Office, which is in charge of immigration policy, said that providing aid to those who had been denied asylum undermined its policy that they should leave the country.
Papers starting eviction proceedings have been received by 167 asylum seekers in Glasgow and 20 have been carried out in the past two weeks.
http://www.news.scotsman.com/glasgow.cfm?id=1098842003
see also-
http://www.scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/
ALMOST 170 asylum seekers who have lost appeals to stay in the UK are being evicted from their homes by Glasgow City Council.
The Scottish Refugee Council (SRC) and housing charities last night described the policy as "shameful".
However, councillors have claimed that they are forced to carry out the policy by immigration laws set down by the UK government.
The Home Office, which is in charge of immigration policy, said that providing aid to those who had been denied asylum undermined its policy that they should leave the country.
Papers starting eviction proceedings have been received by 167 asylum seekers in Glasgow and 20 have been carried out in the past two weeks.
http://www.news.scotsman.com/glasgow.cfm?id=1098842003 see also-
http://www.scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/
the scotsman article (re-entitled)
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