Syrians in limbo: UK asylum freeze leaves thousands stranded after Assad’s fall

Many of the frozen claims are believed to be from Syrians who fled Assad’s regime. In a recent House of Lords session, Home Office Minister Lord Hanson said there was a “strong case” that the majority of Syrians who arrived before Assad’s fall “were fleeing the Assad regime.”

Syrians in limbo: UK asylum freeze leaves thousands stranded after Assad’s fall
Many of the frozen claims are believed to be from Syrians who fled Assad’s regime. In a recent House of Lords session, Home Office Minister Lord Hanson said there was a “strong case” that the majority of Syrians who arrived before Assad’s fall “were fleeing the Assad regime.”