Home Secretary Priti Patel wants to streamline the asylum process – and make hazardous and illegal entry via the Channel less attractive. More than 10,000 migrants have already arrived in small boats this year, compared with 8,410 last year. A tender gives details of the accommodation project to potential bidders, revealing that the Home Office wants asylum seekers to be housed at centres in nine regions across England, but none in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. The centres will have to accommodate applicants for up to six months, supporting them in processing their asylum claims. On Thursday, an Eritrean man, 27, became the first migrant to die this year attempting the crossing.

Source: The Nation August 14, 2021 00:22 UTC