Asylum seeker condemns UK Labour government's new immigration rules as 'dehumanising punishment'
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Steph Brawn
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Bahawudeen Yahaya, a 46-year-old Nigerian asylum seeker living in Glasgow, criticizes the UK Labour government's new immigration policies as "dehumanising" and "sheer punishment." The new rules require asylum seekers to pay up to £10,000 toward their accommodation and support costs once they start earning, which Yahaya describes as impossible. He argues the policies are driven by an "ugly narrative" designed to make asylum seekers feel bad about themselves.
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· 3 pulledThe UK Government's new immigration rules feel like 'sheer punishment'
A slew of new 'dehumanising' policies announced by Labour this week are being driven by an 'ugly narrative' designed to make asylum seekers 'feel bad about themselves'
Yahaya says he will find it 'impossible' to pay up to £10,000 towards the cost of accommodation and support once he begins earning
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