New government proposals to reform age assessments for asylum-seeking children seriously risk them mistakenly being deemed to be adults. The plans would allow more invasive tests to be undertaken on children arriving in this country, and could...
The Home Office claims that under the New Plan for Immigration announced last week, serious criminals who ‘pretend’ to be victims of modern slavery in order to stay in the country will find it more difficult to abuse the system. In reality, however...
Last week, the Home Office found itself at the centre of scrutiny as a number of unusual expenses drew public attention. The department’s 2020 procurement card spending left many baffled as it became clear that extortionate payments had been...
Many young people, full of opportunistic optimism, can chase their dreams never really questioning their belonging in the UK as their home. Young migrants, despite living in the UK since childhood, are robbed of this certainty and the advantages it...
The 2025 UK Border Strategy plans to create ‘the most effective border in the world with new technology to improve security and efficiency. The UK Border Force still uses wildly out-of-date technology to decide who is allowed to enter the...
Proposed changes to the deportation appeals process may amount to stricter definitions for appeals on human rights grounds and other measures, making it harder for people seeking asylum to prevent their deportation. This comes as Priti Patel has...
With this weekend marking the partial ending of a much-criticised and legally-challenged project to hold asylum seekers in disused army camps in the UK, the Home Office said nothing more about the closure of one of these sites on Sunday. From 21...
It’s no secret that the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, wants to shake up what she’s called a broken asylum system. Details about what she has in mind are due to be published next week. Speculation is rife and concern at fever pitch over reported plans...
The Home Office is under renewed pressure to close one, if not both, of two controversial ‘migrant camps’ it set up in September last year amid widespread condemnation of its disregard for the safety of the asylum seekers within them. Concerns over...
The past year has seen a significant increase in the number of migrants trying to get to the UK on boats, with very few other options open. In 2020 8,438 people crossed the English Channel in small boats. The trend has been continuing over the first...