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An African migrant resident at Napier Barracks, a former military barracks that is being used to house asylum seekers, in southeast England. AFP.
An African migrant resident at Napier Barracks, a former military barracks that is being used to house asylum seekers, in southeast England. AFP.
More than 50,000 UK asylum seekers face prolonged wait to know their fate
Total backlog of 66,185 people, with 50,084 waiting at least six months