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UK policy denying visas to children of care workers faces legal challenge
Exclusive: Action by organisation supporting migrants argues new rules are discriminatoryAn organisation that supports migrant workers...
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Refugee who left UK for holiday in 2008 stranded in east Africa for 16 years
Saleh Ahmed Handule Ali, now 33, had indefinite leave to remain in UK, but Home Office...
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Delays by Home Office risk return of vulnerable Afghan families to Taliban
Families of those who helped British forces could be deported from Pakistan despite promise to resettle...
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Home Office refusal of Gaza family reunion requests ‘irrational’, judge rules
Families succeed in legal challenges after Home Office refused to decide on reunion applications without biometric...
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Elite cyclist to lead London race while living in asylum hotel
Trhas Tesfay, who fled war in Ethiopia, says she suffers hunger headaches as she cannot eat...
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Speed up Windrush compensation payments, say victims and campaigners
Five years after scheme’s launch, one victim’s daughter describes how father died before receiving payoutCompensation payments...
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Migrant workers at greater risk of modern slavery after Brexit, research finds
Exclusive: Visas created hastily to solve labour shortages expose people to ‘hyper-precarity’ and exploitationVisas created hastily...
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Calls for inquiry after refugee children made to guess who got foster care in ‘game’
Twenty organisations including Refugee Council say children being failed and abused by Home OfficeFoster families and...
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Rwanda plan to cost UK £1.8m for each asylum seeker, figures show
Disclosure, calculated on basis of 300 deportations, called ‘staggering’ by chair of home affairs committeeRishi Sunak’s...
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Sacked UK borders watchdog says home secretary must shake up his department or risk security breaches
David Neal, who was fired for allegedly disclosing immigration failings at City Airport to the media,...
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UK home secretary may tighten restrictions on protests
James Cleverly considering longer notice periods for large demos in England and Wales, says policing ministerUK...
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Wednesday briefing: How a sacked official blew the whistle on new lows in the asylum system
In today’s newsletter: Why David Neal lost his job, and what he had to say about...
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English test scandal: students wrongly accused of cheating launch legal action
Overseas students seek compensation from Home Office for unlawful detention and loss of earnings after it...
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English test scandal: reprieve plan was derailed by government reshuffle
Sajid Javid had wanted review process for international students who believed their visas had been wrongly...
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‘The waiting is terrible, I wake up screaming’: thousands living in limbo amid UK asylum backlog
Rishi Sunak said legacy cases had been cleared, but torture victims and others fleeing persecution feel...
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UK home secretary apologises over unlawful detention of Bahraini activist
Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei receives compensation from government after being stopped at GatwickThe home secretary, James Cleverly,...
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Indonesian fruit picker landed in debt bondage challenges Home Office
Exclusive: Test case likely against UK’s seasonal worker scheme as charity alleges breach of right to...
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Home Office hires hangar for staff to practise Rwanda deportations
Officials will be taught how to carry out deportations, including how to handle people who physically...
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Man found dead on Bibby Stockholm lay undiscovered for 12 hours, roommate says
Exclusive: Leonard Farruku’s former roommate was offered no support after being relocated to another room without...
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Family of man found dead on Bibby Stockholm turn to crowdfunding to repatriate his body
Leonard Farruku’s family ‘facing a double tragedy with not being able to have his body back...
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Father stuck in Turkey applies for judicial review of Home Office’s handling of his case
Siyabonga Twala, who has a British son, was barred from returning to UK a year ago...