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Number of UK asylum seekers awaiting appeals up by nearly 500% in two years

Refugee Council analysis of figures released by MoJ shows there are 41,987 claims in backlog of tribunal courts

The Guardian - UK

Oxford historian faces deportation from UK after doing research on India … in India

Home Office told Manikarnika Dutta to quit Britain for spending too many days abroad for study

The Guardian - UK

Migrants unlawfully housed at government’s flagship asylum site Wethersfield

Refugee charity Care4Calais calls for RAF Wethersfield to be shut down

The Independent UK

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Two men arrested after anti-Taliban Afghan activist attacked inside Home Office hotel

Campaigner and journalist Natiq Malikzada said he sustained injuries to his hand, chest and shoulder in the attack

The Independent UK

Arrests of young terror suspects hits seven-year high

There were 71 youths arrested for terrorist-related activity under the age of 21 in the year to December 2024.

Evening Standard

Half of staff at restaurant used in Netflix Black Doves thriller working illegally, Home Office raid revealed

Exclusive: The owners of dim sum restaurant Fei Er Cottage, near St James’s Park, are facing sanctions and fines of up to £240,000

Evening Standard

New UK visa rules for carers, skilled workers and students announced

The minimum salary required for Skilled Worker visas is being increased

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Antonia Romeo named as new top civil servant at the Home Office

Dame Antonia replaces Sir Matthew Rycroft, who announced in February he would leave the Home Office after a 35-year Civil Service career.

Evening Standard

More than 4,000 migrants have made Channel crossing to UK so far this year as MPs debate banning immigration

Crossings have taken place every day this morning, with 2,075 people arriving in small boats from March 1 to 9

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Tories to attempt to increase earnings threshold for migrants and partners

Conservatives table amendment to Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill that would mean migrants would have to earn £38,700 to get work visas.

The Independent UK

Israeli ambassador attacks London School of Economics over Hamas ‘propaganda’ book launch

Tzipi Hotovely claims students could be influenced by author’s whitewashing of Hamas’s October 7 attacks

Evening Standard

Migrants Flood into the UK for Free Perks—Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Hotels and Food!

Migrants escorted across the Channel by French patrol boats were seen arriving in Dover, stepping off Border Force vessels in life jackets.

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UK signs ‘road map’ with France as Channel crossings continue

Border security commander Martin Hewitt met French special representative on migration Patrick Stefanini in Paris to sign the agreement.

Evening Standard

Sixth consecutive day of migrant small boat arrivals across English Channel

The latest Home Office figures show 1,378 people have made the dangerous journey so far in March

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The Independent UK

Migrants arrive in the UK after crossing English Channel

Pictures show people wearing life jackets coming ashore in Dover, Kent after disembarking from a Border Force boat on Thursday.

Evening Standard

More than 1,000 migrants cross Channel in first four days of month, figures show

Some 1,168 people made the journey between March 1 and 4, bringing the total number of arrivals for the year so far to 3,224.

Evening Standard

Martyn’s Law set to protect events from terror attacks as Lords give green light

The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill has passed the report stage in the House of Lords and is ready for its third reading.

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‘Flawed decisions’ saw 262 child asylum seekers wrongly classed as adults

The Refugee and Migrant Children’s Consortium said the mistakes are exposing children to safeguarding risk and sometimes criminal charges.

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Evening Standard

Government adverts launched to warn of misinformation from people smugglers

The digital content shared by the Home Office comes as part of an international campaign to warn those considering coming to the UK.

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Downing Street defends small boats plan as over 1,100 migrants cross Channel in first days of March

Some 1,168 people have made the dangerous journey from France to the UK already this month, Home Office data shows

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Increase in visas for hospitality and construction could lead to exploitation, warn campaigners

While the number of visas handed to health and care workers has continued to drop, there was a rise in those issued to foreign-born tradesmen, hospitality and sales staff

Evening Standard

Number of UK visas issued for work, study, family or resettlement falls by third

Visas issued for health and care workers and their families have tumbled by 68%.

The Guardian - UK

UK is ‘hostile environment’ for Afghans amid rise in refusal of asylum claims, lawyer says

In the last quarter of 2024, 2,000 Afghan asylum seekers had their claims refused, up from 48 in the same period in 2023

Evening Standard

Enforced returns from UK jump 28% to highest annual figure in six years

There were 4,428 enforced returns in the second half of 2024, compared with 3,736 in the first six months.

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Huge fall in UK work visas as asylum seeker applications rocket to record level, Home Office data shows

A total of 108,138 people applied for asylum in Britain in 2024, the highest number for any 12-month period since current records began

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