Staff and students are protesting at London's prestigious School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) following the heavy-handed arrest of nine cleaning staff who now face deportation from Britain.

Churches and campaigners for asylum justice in Leeds and beyond are dismayed at the deportation of a member of a Baptist congregation. They say it highlights deep concerns about the fairness of the United Kingdom asylum system.

Major airlines are coming under increased pressure to end their role in deportation after an airline announced it would no longer carry failed asylum-seekers who are being forcibly removed from the United Kingdom.