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...
Since the announcement from the Home Office this week regarding ‘the biggest asylum shake up this country has seen in decades’, human rights campaigners, immigration lawyers, and opposition politicians have widely criticised the lack of compassion...
The National Crime Agency (NCA) announced the arrest of a 36-year old Turkish lorry driver accused of smuggling 16 migrants out of the UK. Officers from Surrey Police and the Metropolitan Police Service apprehended the driver off the M25 on a slip...
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...
Gibraltar and Isle of Man distance themselves from UK offshoring plans, rejecting suggestions they could be used to temporarily hold asylum seekers on behalf of the UK. The two territories said the plan, believed to have been drawn up for the Home...
High court rejects legal bid to extend the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) beyond the June deadline. The legal action mounted by the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) came after concerns that thousands of people risk losing their status...
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...
Figures released by the organisation After Exploitation show that almost 3000 people who were referred to the National Referral Mechanism as potential trafficking victims were detained in immigration removal centres in less than two years. A...
A group of backbench Conservative MP’s that have barracks in their respective constituencies have voiced their concerns about using these facilities to house asylum seekers. This comes after concerns are growing over the conditions in the barracks...