Migrants leave the coast of northern France on an inflatable dinghy in an attempt to cross the English Channel on Sept. 27. So far this year 111,800 people have claimed asylum in the U.K., including 43,600 arriving on boats like this one from France.

British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced plans for sweeping changes to the country’s asylum system that she said will “restore order and control” over U.K. borders.

The proposals include no longer granting refugee status on a permanent basis, ramping up deportations of families and using the assets of asylum seekers to help cover the costs of their accommodation.

“Our asylum system is broken. The breaking of that asylum system is causing huge division across our whole country. It is a moral mission for me to resolve that divisio

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