After Syria’s liberation and the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on December 8, 2024, Syrians stranded in Sudan suddenly find themselves facing a long-awaited possibility: going home.

As part of a slew of proposed changes, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that refugees will have to earn their right to long-term residency in the UK.

Anti-immigration protests have surged in recent weeks, with some targeting hotels used to house asylum seekers, sparking violence and misleading claims.

Sudanese refugees in Chad face a deepening crisis of hunger, disease, and insecurity, as thousands, mostly women and children, struggle to survive in overcrowded camps with little aid and no protection.

The UN recently announced that more than 300,000 refugees have returned to Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, while nearly a million internally displaced people have returned to their homes.