‘Leading Tories Robert Jenrick and Oliver Dowden were on the committee that backed plans for the “rushed and misjudged” £15m purchase of an asbestos-ridden site for asylum accommodation, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has disclosed.’
The Guardian, 15th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Nearly 200 care providers have been given government licences to bring foreign nurses to the UK despite having previously violated labour laws, according to a study that highlights widespread employment problems in the social care sector.’
The Guardian, 12th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A Home Office artificial intelligence tool which proposes enforcement action against adult and child migrants could make it too easy for officials to rubberstamp automated life-changing decisions, campaigners have said.’
The Guardian, 11th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman has been jailed after taking a young boy to a summer riot in which a far-right mob attacked a hotel housing asylum seekers.’
The Independent, 7th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A “disgraceful” rioter who stopped drivers to ask if they were “white or English” has been jailed.
The Independent, 7th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An 18-year-old man jailed for smashing a restaurant window during the summer riots is to be freed after successfully appealing against his sentence.’
BBC News, 7th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The “serious failings” of an immigration claimant’s lawyers in appealing a decision were rendered irrelevant by mistakes in the Court of Appeal office, the court has admitted.’
Legal Futures, 4th November 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A Palestinian student who was stripped of her student visa after remarks she made about the Israel-Gaza war has won a human rights appeal against the Home Office’s decision.’
The Guardian, 30th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Home Secretary commits to a “fundamental reset” in the government’s response to the appalling Windrush scandal.’
Home Office, 24th October 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Digital advancement including artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and biometric recognition are at forefront of new border security and immigration measures in the UK.’
OUT-LAW, 23rd October 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Social media algorithms must be adjusted to prevent misinformation from spreading, the chief executive of Ofcom has warned, responding to the rioting that broke out after the killing of three girls in Southport this summer.’
The Guardian, 22nd October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Home Office has recruited 200 staff to clear a backlog of 23,300 modern slavery cases left by the last government, a minister has told the Guardian.’
The Guardian, 18th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman who has been living in the UK for 22 years said she has been left “traumatised” after being told she could be deported.’
BBC News, 18th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A childminder married to a Conservative councillor has been jailed after calling for hotels housing asylum seekers to be set on fire after the Southport attacks.’
The Guardian, 17th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An inquest jury has found “multiple failings” and “missed opportunities” at an immigration detention centre contributed to a Colombian man taking his own life in 2023.’
BBC News, 16th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government says it is allowing some “eligible” Afghan special forces soldiers who fought alongside the British military to resettle in the UK, after they were previously rejected.’
BBC News, 14th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Migrant workers living in a caravan encampment raided by immigration enforcement officers have accused the Home Office of targeting the victims of labour exploitation rather than companies profiting from the hidden economy.’
The Guardian, 12th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An estimated 500 elite Afghan soldiers who fought alongside the British are expected to become eligible to come to the UK after a previous decision rejecting their applications was overturned.’
The Guardian, 14th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Young children are being traumatised while held at a Gatwick airport deportation centre that should be closed down, a watchdog has found.’
The Guardian, 11th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Millions are being invited to switch from physical immigration documents to E-Visas in an attempt to modernise and introduce the digital immigration system to the UK. From 17 February 2024 the Home Office began sending emails to all those with physical immigration documents called Biometric Resident Permits (BRPs), inviting them to create a UK Visa and Immigration Account to access their E-Visas. The E-Visas are digital proof of their immigration status.’
EIN Blog, 8th October 2024
Source: www.ein.org.uk
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