Hundreds of failed asylum seekers say they have been assaulted by security teams contracted by the Home Office to deport them, according to a report.

Commenting on today’s report which highlights claims that Home Office security teams abused asylum seekers, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne said: "This report highlights the disgraceful treatment of asylum seekers. "Britain has a proud record of providing refuge for people fleeing persecution. The last thing they should expect is to be physically and mentally abused while...

Failed asylum seekers who agree to leave Britain voluntarily are being offered enough money to build a brand new house in their homeland under a new Home Office scheme.

Fewer failed asylum seekers are being sent home because the Home Office has concentrated on deporting foreign criminals MPs have warned.

Hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers will be allowed to remain in the UK, with the Home Office accused of failing to make inroads into a huge backlog of cases.

Asylum-seekers have been told that the Home Office can ignore last-minute legal challenges to removals from this country where the Government has hired a chartered aircraft to fly refugees home.

A family of asylum seekers has won a six-figure payout from the Home Office after being detained for more than a year when they were children.

Hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers whose cases were lost or overlooked by the Home Office are set to be allowed to stay in Britain.

Hundreds of failed asylum seekers and foreign ex-offenders are being held in detention centres for indefinite periods because political sensitivity means the Home Office cannot remove or release them, according to a report. In one case highlighted by the study, which is due to be published tomorrow, a detainee was held for eight years before finally being deported. Keeping detainees in limbo is wa...

• Hundreds of thousands living in extreme poverty • Charities brand current situation inhumane Hundreds of thousands of failed asylum seekers are living in the UK in extreme poverty, because they fear torture or death if they return to their home countries, according to a report released today. The report warns many failed asylum seekers are living in a "twilight zone", with no housing o...