Dawn raids are brutal, but they have emerged as a central facet of New Labour’s asylum and immigration policies. In 2006, 8,100 ‘enforcement operations’ were carried out before 8 am: an average of 22 dawn raids each day. John Burnett reports

This European targeting of illegal immigrants is hypocritical, draconian and undiplomatic, says Evo Morales

Society condemns asylum seekers, but if we only listened to them as people, we could not fail to be moved to compassion, says Anita Castelino.

Dawn raids are being used by the Borders and Immigration Agency to take failed asylum seekers into custody, prior to deportation. SchNews reports on attempts by activists to intercept the raids.

A recent report by the Children’s Commissioner for England has highlighted failings in the UK’s treatment of unaccompanied child asylum seekers at asylum screening units. Cassandra Cavallaro reports.

The government has decided that a land of carnage is now acceptable for the Iraqis who fled it. Melanie McFadyean reports.

The cuts in teaching English for speakers of other languages (Esol) spell disaster for the poorest and most vulnerable members of settled immigrant communities, asylum seekers and refugees, reports Hazel Healy.

The Home Office is seeking to introduce legislation which would allow them to remove Unaccompanied Asylum Seeker Children (UASCs) back to their country of origin. Liz Smith reports.

Diane Abbott calls for fair treatment for asylum seekers.

British policy on Iraqi refugees is not only morally indefensible, but also shortsighted, says Tom Porteous of Human Rights Watch.

Thousands of people whose application for asylum has been declined are now living destitute in Britain. Many of them have chose a life of abject poverty in the UK to the torture they fear they will face if they return home. Britain doesn’t care.