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Illegal migration bill to become law: what you need to know

The UK government has succeeded in passing its illegal migration bill. After a series of late-night votes and months of controversy, the bill is now set to receive royal assent and become the Illegal Migration Act 2023. The following round-up will give you the key details of the bill and…

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How the UK's new immigration law will put more people at risk of modern slavery

The UK’s illegal migration bill is set to become law after going back and forth between the two houses of parliament. The final sticking point, which the House of Lords tried to address in a series of amendments, was about the bill’s treatment of people who have experienced modern slavery.

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Paying for sex should be ‘outlawed’ to crack down on trafficking – minister

Sarah Dines’ comments come after her Labour counterpart, Jess Phillips, lamented how victims of modern slavery are now treated in the UK.

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Caribbean countries poised to seek UN legal advice on slavery compensation

UN legal opinion would put pressure on 10 European countries targeted to engage in reparative justice

The Guardian - UK

Government crushes late-night challenges to secure passage of Illegal Migration Bill

The Tory frontbench saw off further changes being sought by the Lords to the Illegal Migration Bill, including slavery safeguards

Evening Standard

Government crushes late-night challenges to secure passage of small boats law

The Tory frontbench saw off further changes being sought by the Lords to the Illegal Migration Bill, including slavery safeguards.

The Independent UK

Government urges peers to end stand-off over Illegal Migration Bill

Concerns remain over powers in the Bill, including on the detention of unaccompanied children and treatment of modern slavery victims.

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Small boats bill set to become law despite final push for changes by Tory rebels

Government wins battle over Lords amendments despite rebellion including former ministers

The Independent UK

Commentary: New SC museum brings home Black slavery experience

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The first time I viewed the Charleston Harbor, I was standing at the former site of Gadsden’s Wharf, where more than 40% of the nation’s enslaved Africans had arrived centuries ago when they were forced into chattel slavery.

Tribune News Service

Outlander conference will explore far more than popular culture phenomenon

The word 'outlander' can signify a number of different things.

The National (Scotland)

Wife and carer of disabled man jailed for 11 years for enslaving and starving him

Sarah Somerset-How’s partner also convicted of charges relating to slavery, servitude and ill-treatment

The Independent UK

Jail term for wife whose disabled husband lived in squalid conditions

Sarah Somerset-How’s partner was also convicted of charges relating to slavery, servitude and ill-treatment.

The Independent UK

The government passed a major immigration law last year – so why is it trying to pass another one?

The illegal immigration bill has generated endless controversy on its way to becoming law. The bill, which effectively bans asylum seeking in the UK, has faced heavy criticism for its treatment of children, its approach to modern slavery victims and other provisions that are likely to breach international law.

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French botanist Théodore Leschenault travelled to Australia in 1800-1803. His recently recovered journal contains a wealth of intriguing information

Content warning: this article describes outdated and potentially offensive terminology when referring to First Nations people.

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How children affected by criminal exploitation in Northern Ireland need better legal protections

In the 25 years since the Good Friday agreement was signed, paramilitarism in Northern Ireland has remained ever-present in some communities. Of the 3,260 instances of paramilitary violence meted out since Northern Ireland achieved peace, 349 have involved children.

Daily Mirror

Peer who fled Nazis as a child vows to fight on against cruel Tory migration bill

Lord Alf Dubs, who arrived in the UK when he was just six, branded Suella Braverman's controversial Illegal Migration Bill "hostile" to asylum seekers and said peers would continue pushing to improve it

Evening Standard

Several senior Tory MPs rebel on Illegal Migration Bill votes as further concessions urged

MPs held 18 votes in the Commons that saw several amendments made by the House of Lords overturned

Daily Mirror

Cruel Tories vote to deny trafficking victims support despite Theresa May pleas

The former Prime Minister told MPs that Suella Braverman's callous Illegal Migration Bill would "consign more people to slavery" - but this wasn't enough to convince enough Tories to vote against the Government

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The Independent UK

Senior Tory MPs rebel on Illegal Migration Bill votes as further concessions urged

MPs spent more than three-and-a-half hours holding 18 votes in the Commons that saw several amendments made by the House of Lords overturned.

The Guardian - UK

Britons could be asked to house Afghans as thousands face hotel evictions

Immigration minister considering launch of Homes for Afghans scheme similar to that offered to Ukrainians

The Guardian - UK

My trafficker is behind bars, but if the UK’s new migration bill passes, my story would have ended very differently

The new legislation will be devastating for survivors of modern slavery, says a survivor of sex trafficking

The Guardian - US

‘I’m here to see the truth is being told’: inside Charleston’s museum of Black history

The state-of-the art International African American Museum opened last month – can it effect radical change?

Radio France Internationale

Remorse for slavery grows in Europe, but reparations are slow to follow

In the same week that the Dutch king apologised for the Netherlands' part in the slave trade, France's top appeals court dismissed a claim for compensation by the descendants of people enslaved under the French empire. As the latest developments illustrate, a new willingness in Europe to admit the crimes…

Tribune News Service

Raleigh leaders apologize for city’s racist past

RALEIGH, N.C. — The city of Raleigh apologized Wednesday for it enforcement of and benefit from slavery, segregation and “urban renewal” programs that destroyed Black communities in the city.

Radio France Internationale

France's top court denies appeal for reparations by descendants of slaves

The Court of Cassation, France's highest court of appeal, has rejected a claim for reparations to be paid to the descendants of people enslaved under the French empire. While France recognises slavery as a crime against humanity, it has so far denied all requests to compensate the relatives of victims.

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