Call for freeze on Syrian asylum claims to end
Summary
Ministers in the UK are being asked to restart processing asylum applications from Syrians after stopping them in December. More than 7,000 Syrians are waiting for their asylum claims to be assessed, leaving them uncertain about their future.Key Facts
- The UK paused decisions on Syrian asylum claims in December after the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
- Over 7,000 Syrians are waiting for decisions on their asylum requests by the end of March.
- Charities are urging the government to handle these claims individually to reduce uncertainty for the applicants.
- The Home Office paused decisions due to a lack of stable information on the situation in Syria for safe returns.
- The number of Syrian asylum claims to the UK dropped by 81% after the pause in the process.
- Despite the decrease, 299 Syrians arrived in the UK by small boats in the first three months of the year.
- Over 5,500 Syrians were living in government-funded accommodation at the end of March; approximately 2,130 were staying in hotels.
- The UK government is working on reducing the use of hotels for asylum seekers and addressing the asylum claim backlog.
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