As the migrant barge left Dorset, openDemocracy explored life on board the Bibby – and the failed policy that cost millions
Asylum hotel providers receive billions in government contracts while residents report harassment and abuse
Greens, SNP and Lib Dems all propose largely decent immigration policies. Labour should read them
Liberals preach cultural tolerance to the working classes while inflicting death-by-policy on migrants
Campaigners want councils to cut ties with the company running the Home Office's GPS tracking scheme
Just a tenth of Iraqis claiming asylum in the UK have been given refugee status since the war
Exclusive: Populists seeking to undermine Refugee Convention may be emboldened by UK plans, say EU politicians
Exclusive: Iran’s leaders use the UK’s increasingly hostile asylum policies to warn political refugees against fleeing
Exclusive: Detainees worked a million hours on £1 wages in past five years, sparking claims of government exploitation
More than 40% of asylum seekers may be unable to access legal aid, despite the vast majority needing such support
Exclusive: Banned from working, asylum seekers say their £40 a week is not stretching as far amid rising food costs
