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Second small boat migrant sent back to France under 'one in, one out' deal returns to UK

Between November 6 and 8, more than 1,700 people made the dangerous journey across English Channel in small boats

Evening Standard

Second migrant deported to France under ‘one in, one out’ scheme returns to Britain on small boat

Migrant will be removed to France again ‘as quickly as possible’, Home Office vows

The Independent UK

Jailed climate activist facing deportation from UK fights ‘crazy double punishment’

Marcus Decker is supported by climate experts, religious leaders and celebrities as he fights being first person in UK to be ‘deported for peaceful protest’

The Guardian - UK

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Parents appeal to Home Office after daughter left homeless in Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa

Lati-Yana Brown’s parents, who have been saving to pay for UK visa application, say situation is now an emergency

The Guardian - UK

UK Government ‘disrespectful’ over Cameron Barracks plans, says council leader

The leader of Highland Council said there had been ‘no real engagement’ on plans to house 300 male asylum seekers at a barracks in Inverness.

The Independent UK

New record high for modern slavery referrals as they rise by a third in a year

More than 6,400 potential victims were referred to the Home Office in the three months to September, up by more than a third in a year.

Evening Standard

‘Unjust’ grooming ‘child prostitution’ convictions to be pardoned

Home Office acknowledges victims were ‘criminalised for actions that occurred under duress, fear and coercion’

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UK Asylum Problem: Whistleblower Exposes How Migrants Use The Law To Avoid Deportation

Whistleblower exposes how sex offence suspects exploit asylum loopholes as UK crossings surge past 25,000. Billions spent, public safety questioned, and morale crumbles inside the Home Office.

International Business Times UK

You don’t need a master’s degree to see Britain depends on foreign students

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The government’s effort to drive down the number of student visas coming to study in this country is misguided and self-defeating – it will do untold damage to our universities and communities

The Independent UK

Housing asylum seekers in military barracks will be hugely expensive – and politically costly

In an effort to end the use of hotels to house asylum seekers, the UK government has announced that 900 people will be moved to military sites. Though this is a small fraction of the 32,000 currently housed in hotels, the Home Office hopes that up to 10,000 people might…

The Conversation

Small boat migrant who returned to UK after being removed sent back to France again

The Home Office has confirmed that the Iranian national was put on a morning flight back to France

Evening Standard

Unfair to say locals were not consulted on asylum barracks plan – Alexander

The Scottish Secretary hit back at claims the UK Government failed to engage with Inverness officials over proposals to house 300 migrants there.

Evening Standard

Man who re-entered UK by small boat after removal to France deported again

He was removed under the UK-France returns deal aimed at deterring migrants from coming to the UK in small boats across the English Channel.

Evening Standard

Small boat migrant who crossed English Channel twice is sent back to France again

The man’s second crossing back to the country prompted criticism that the Government is in ‘total chaos’

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'We Followed Every Rule': TfL Workers Protest Visa Change Threatening Deportation of 200 Staff

Over 200 Transport for London staff face deportation after the UK government removed their jobs from the skilled worker visa list, sparking protests and calls for mayoral intervention.

The Guardian - UK

‘People are always looking for a scapegoat’: tensions rise in UK’s asylum and refugee hotspot

With the highest proportion of asylum seekers and refugees in the UK, Crawley is engulfed in a housing crisis and anti-immigration protests

Evening Standard

New technology will eliminate call spoofing ‘within a year’ – minister

Home Office minister Lord Hanson said call tracing will allow phone scammers to be hunted down.

The Independent UK

Greta Thunberg backs UK university student who fears for his safety after visa sponsorship revoked

Pro-Palestinian activist Usama Ghanem has been indefinitely suspended from King’s College London. Jeremy Corbyn, Your Party co-leader, labelled the move ‘deeply disturbing’

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The Independent UK

‘We fled to the UK to start a new life - now my son is depressed and malnourished’

Teenage asylum seeker vomits after every meal at Home Office hotel because the food is so bad, his mother claims

The Guardian - UK

Concerns raised over planned second removal of Iranian who returned to UK on small boat

Exclusive: Lawyers tell Home Office about health issues of man who says smuggling gangs make it too dangerous for him to go back to France

Evening Standard

Protesters to face jail for demonstrating outside MPs’ homes

Activists could be imprisoned for up to six months under the changes.

The Guardian - UK

More than 50 child asylum seekers still missing after disappearing from Kent care

Council data obtained by the Guardian shows 345 children have gone missing in recent years, many probably taken by traffickers

The Guardian - UK

HMRC likely to have breached privacy laws in stopping child benefit – experts

Watchdog contacts tax authority after families’ payments stopped based on flawed travel data

The Conversation

Why is it so difficult for the UK to deport foreign criminals?

A convicted sex offender has been deported from Britain to Ethiopia after being accidentally released from prison. Following a national manhunt, home secretary Shabana Mahmood confirmed that Hadush Kebatu – an asylum seeker who came to the UK without authorisation on a small boat – would be returned to his…

Evening Standard

Dozens of small boat migrants returned to France under 'one in one out' deal

The Home Office on Friday confirmed 75 people have been removed from the UK under the scheme, while 51 people have arrived

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