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‘Godfather’ of French migrant camps arrested in UK
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (199+ words) LONDON: A convicted people smuggler living in the English county of Leicestershire has been arrested and charged, the BBC reported on Thursday. Twana Jamal Khdir, once described as the “godfather” of the French migrant camps, was charged with a set…...
AI age screening in UK risks classing child refugees as adults: Rights groups
3+ week, 5+ day ago (330+ words) LONDON: Age-detection systems powered by artificial intelligence that are used to screen migrants arriving in Britain use flawed and racialized models, rights groups and charities have warned. The facial age-estimation technology risks endangering children, they said, warning that Black children,…...
Islamabad opposes UK push to deport freed grooming gang leader to Pakistan
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (327+ words) ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has rejected calls in Britain for the deportation of Shabir Ahmed, the freed ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang, the foreign office in Islamabad said on Thursday, adding the case is “entirely an internal matter of the United…...
Austria introduces quotas for refugee family reunification
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (181+ words) Arab News VIENNA: Austria put in place quotas for refugee family reunification on Wednesday, as part of changes to tighten migration policy as it implements the EUâs new pact The conservative-led government last July imposed a freeze on refugees…...
Number of small boat migrants to UK tops 200,000: official figures
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (71+ words) Arab News Number of small boat migrants to UK tops 200,000: official figures - More than 200,000 migrants have arrived on UK shores in small boats since records began in 2018, latest government statistics showed LONDON: More than 200,000 migrants have arrived on UK shores…...
Sudanese asylum seekers in UK launch legal challenge against Home Office
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (396+ words) LONDON: Two Sudanese asylum seekers in the UK are legally challenging a central part of the government’s plans to remove basic rights from refugees, in a rejection of the claim that they are “asylum shoppers,” The Guardian reported on Wednesday....
Makkah commission secures taxi licenses
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (147+ words) MAKKAH: Makkah’s taxi fleet has been strengthened after the General Transport Center, one of the centers of the Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites centers, received three licenses for companies operating taxi contracts. Minister of Transport and Logistic…...
Britain restricts some visas from four nations in major overhaul
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (229+ words) Arab News Britain restricts some visas from four nations in major overhaul - Britain had previously said it would make refugee status temporary and speed up deportations of those who arrive illegally, in an overhaul aimed at stemming the rise of…...