Claim John Swinney stayed at Peter Mandelson's residence is Mostly True
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Scottish pension funds linked to Donald Trump’s border jails
Scottish pension funds have invested millions of pounds in firms bankrolling Donald Trump’s migrant camps. The pension funds of
Vulnerable women at risk in Dungavel detention centre, says report
Women are at risk of exploitation in Dungavel House immigration removal centre and more than 200 detainees were on watch
Home Office wrong to send asylum seeker back to Ethiopia, rules judge
A leading Scottish judge has found the Home Office guilty of making a serious blunder by unlawfully returning an Ethiopian
Trump donor firm accused of ‘slave labour’ made £1m profit
A private prison firm paying asylum seekers held at Dungavel detention centre £1 an hour prompting claims of “slavery” made
Claim Syrian refugees linked to sexual crimes increase on island is FFS
The death of toddler Alesha MacPhail on the Isle of Bute has dominated the news since her body was discovered.
Children suffer as reports of human trafficking in Scotland rise
Dozens of children were among 207 victims of human trafficking reported in Scotland in 2017, according to a new report
Arms firms in Scotland accused of profiting from refugee crisis
Arms giants with factories in Scotland have been accused of profiteering from new border security systems to prevent vulnerable people
Homeless shelter at double capacity with no more room
A homeless shelter for destitute refugees in Glasgow can no longer support the growing number of homeless EU nationals in
FFS explains: EU immigration and Scotland
Immigration became a defining issue around the 2016 EU referendum, as the Leave campaign made control over the UK’s
Scotland’s ‘invisible epidemic’ of refugee destitution
A small charity described as “an absolute lifeline” has raised concerns about its ability to respond to a growing “invisible
‘I am like a prisoner again’ – Glasgow’s destitute Eritreans
Some nights Ariam gets lucky. A friend lets him sleep on a couch or curled up in the corner of
MP intervenes as disabled asylum-seeker faces ‘life-threatening’ destitution
A seriously ill and disabled asylum-seeker is facing destitution and potential homelessness after the Home Office took the decision to