It's also likely he was vetted before being granted asylum this year. According to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, there have been 8,000 such individuals since Trump took office. Noem and Patel have both suggested in recent congressional testimony that the administration had carefully scrutinized all of them.

Suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal was reportedly granted asylum in the U.S. this year, after arriving as part of Operation Allies Welcome.

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national, entered the U.S. on September 8, 2021, under Operation Allies Welcome.

Rahmanullah Lakanwal might’ve entered the US during Biden’s presidency, but he was granted asylum in Trump’s term.

The Irish government has decided to reduce asylum seeker supports at a meeting of senior ministers in Dublin on Wednesday. Asylum seekers who have jobs will now have to pay a charge towards their State accommodation.

After more than 20 years in the U.S., an Eritrean mother and nurse tried to self-deport to Canada. She found herself in a Texas detention center instead.

A federal lawsuit challenges Mohammad Ali Dadfar’s warrantless arrest and detention at the Greene County Jail.

The Supreme Court has agreed to review a policy used under past administrations to deny migrants a chance to apply for asylum on the Mexican border until space opened up to process claims.

Small boats figures from the Home Office are updated daily. Asylum, returns and visa figures from the Home Office are updated every three months. The number of people appealing against a refused asylum decision is updated every three months by the Ministry of Justice at a different time to other government figures on asylum.

Immigration has become the most important issue for voters in recent months, with those arriving in small boats from France the most visible sign of illegal arrivals. The issue has helped propel Reform UK, led by veteran anti-EU campaigner Nigel Farage, into a commanding opinion poll lead.