Thread by @ColinYeo1

1. So, what's *really* going on with the UK asylum system? Here's a deep dive briefing for #RefugeeWeek2022 and five key charts. 🧵

I like charts.

2. First, number of asylum claims. They've gone up, but only very recently and they are still way below the peak of 2002. Most arrivals are by small boat now, though.

3. Next, success rate. Asylum seekers or refugees? Both. The success rate is the highest it has been since the 1980s: 75% of all claims for asylum succeed, and that is before appeals. And it is higher for some nationalities, like Afghans, Iranians and Syrians.

4. Delays. They are getting really, really bad. This is recent and things have deteriorated on Priti Patel's watch. These waits are really bad for refugees as well as being expensive for the public purse.

5. Resettlement. This is right down on previous years, although that does not include Ukraine nor Afghanistan. Afghan resettlement has almost completely halted in 2022, though.

6. Removals. There were 113 enforced asylum removals in the whole of 2021, down from around 20,000 in 2005.

7. Finally, a bonus chart from the new UNHCR Global Trends report. The UK is way behind Germany, France and Spain within even just Europe.

8. Full deep dive briefing here: freemovement.org.uk/briefing-the-s…