Immigration
Campaigners fight to remove final passengers from Jamaica deportation flight
Campaigners fight to remove final passengers from Jamaica deportation flight
More than a dozen people are understood to have been removed from the flight, which is set to leave on Wednesday.
The UK wants to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. But what about its human rights record?
The UK wants to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. But what about its human rights record?
As the UK announces it will send failed asylum seekers to Rwanda, many are worried about the country’s human rights record
EU citizens miss out on work and housing because of ‘failing’ Home Office portal
EU citizens miss out on work and housing because of ‘failing’ Home Office portal
View and Prove forces EU citizens to rely on an inconsistent digital service to prove their right to live in the UK, a report warned
‘I locked my flat in tears’: The diary of one Ukrainian refugee’s two-week journey to the UK
‘I locked my flat in tears’: The diary of one Ukrainian refugee’s two-week journey to the UK
‘My mum can’t take it much longer’: Ukrainians turned away as UK visa centres fail to cope with demand
‘My mum can’t take it much longer’: Ukrainians turned away as UK visa centres fail to cope with demand
Ukrainian woman told to pay for mother to come to UK despite free visas pledge
Ukrainian woman told to pay for mother to come to UK despite free visas pledge
UK lawyers are stepping up to offer free immigration advice to Ukrainians
UK lawyers are stepping up to offer free immigration advice to Ukrainians
Undocumented migrants must be included in Covid inquiry, says charity
Undocumented migrants must be included in Covid inquiry, says charity
Campaigners slam Priti Patel’s ‘flawed and dangerous’ plan to x-ray asylum seekers to verify their age
Campaigners slam Priti Patel’s ‘flawed and dangerous’ plan to x-ray asylum seekers to verify their age
What it’s like to have your life put on hold by the Home Office
What it’s like to have your life put on hold by the Home Office
Priti Patel threatened with legal action if she doesn’t give up control of Windrush compensation scheme
Priti Patel threatened with legal action if she doesn’t give up control of Windrush compensation scheme
The Channel crossing deaths must be a turning point for this government
The Channel crossing deaths must be a turning point for this government
RNLI lifeboat blocked from entering Channel over asylum seeker rescues
RNLI lifeboat blocked from entering Channel over asylum seeker rescues
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MPs join calls for Windrush compensation scheme to be taken off Home Office
MPs join calls for Windrush compensation scheme to be taken off Home Office
Plans to remove British citizenship without notice ‘would repeat Windrush mistakes’
Plans to remove British citizenship without notice ‘would repeat Windrush mistakes’
Windrush compensation scheme should be independent as victims fear Home Office, experts say
Windrush compensation scheme should be independent as victims fear Home Office, experts say
‘It’s not safe’: Inside the dedicated mum and baby units for asylum seekers
‘It’s not safe’: Inside the dedicated mum and baby units for asylum seekers
Hostile teaching on EU migrants is gravely failing British schoolchildren
Hostile teaching on EU migrants is gravely failing British schoolchildren
MPs and artists back festival highlighting women’s “tortuous” asylum process
MPs and artists back festival highlighting women’s “tortuous” asylum process
Paddington the illegal immigrant: Would the UK accept him now?
Paddington the illegal immigrant: Would the UK accept him now?
Ben Judah: Immigration has changed the very soul of London
