7+ hour, 4+ min ago  (836+ words) These matchmaking groups are being hijacked by people advertising visa marriages A marketplace for sham marriages is operating on Facebook, with migrants attempting to come to the UK posting "lonely hearts" ads in an apparent bid to gain visas. Messages…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (555+ words) The Home Office is confident it will close all asylum hotels by the end of Parliament Eleven more asylum hotels have been shut as ministers aim to speed up the closure of such sites housing asylum seekers by the end…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (1077+ words) Maiwand Ahmadi Martindale fled the country with his father - his brothers still remain in Afghanistan fearing Taliban retribution An Afghan refugee in Britain whose brothers are still living in fear of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan has condemned the UK…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (998+ words) A senior humanitarian says initial returns should be voluntary A UK plan to step up deportations of migrants back to Syria risks sparking a new conflict, Sir Keir Starmer has been warned as he pressed the country's controversial leader on…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (524+ words) The Home Secretary plans to extend the default period to qualify for indefinite leave to remain in the UK from five to 10 years Voters back Shabana Mahmood's plan to make it harder for migrants to settle in the UK but…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (1259+ words) Workers from overseas say they feel betrayed by the "shifting goalposts" pushing them out Hundreds of civil servants at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) could be forced to leave the UK due to "cruel" visa rule changes, The…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (922+ words) Families in asylum hotels will be offered cash to leave the country voluntarily - up to a maximum of "40, 000" Asylum seekers are willing to turn down the Home Office's offer of money to leave the country, the Government has been warned....

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (676+ words) Giving failed asylum seekers up to "40, 000 to leave the UK may only reduce migration by hundreds of people, experts and data have suggested. Families of asylum seekers whose claims are rejected have been offered up to "10, 000 per person, capped at…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (382+ words) Shabana Mahmood has morphed from a liberal into a mini-despot On Friday, we dined at an Oxford college. It was all very graceful and civilised. Unfortunately, a typhoon of fury about Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood was building up inside me....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (586+ words) Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is also changing the rules on asylum for any new refugees entering Britain from now Migrants currently living in the UK have no guarantee they will be able to stay for the long run, Home Secretary…...