12 h. ago Home Office grants extra visas for UCL international students told to defer

Hundreds of students with promised places had been left in limbo after university exceeded its visa allocationsHundreds of international students will be able to take up their promised places after negotiations between the Home Office and University College London ended with the government granting extra visas.Hundreds of students, many from China, had been left in limbo after UCL underestimated the demand for places this year and exceeded its allocation of confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) electronic documents allowed by the Home Office. Continue reading...

Society

5 d. ago Judge issues blistering opinion against Trump policy to deport pro

Judge rules non-citizens have the same free speech rights as US citizens under the first amendmentUS politics – latest updatesA federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration’s policy to detain and deport foreign scholars over their pro-Palestinian views violates the US constitution and was designed to “intentionally” chill free speech rights.The case was brought by the national American Association of University Professors (AAUP); its Harvard, Rutgers and New York University chapters; and the Middle East Studies Association (Mesa), following the arrest and detention of several non-citizen students and scholars who have spoken out for Palestinian rights. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Home Office refused permission to challenge ruling on deportation of migrant

Last week, Mr Justice Sheldon granted the man 14 days to make representations to support his trafficking claim.

Events

1 week ago Home Office loses bid to challenge High Court ruling that granted Eritrean man a temporary block on his deportation to France under 'one

Only three Channel have been deported so far as part of the agreement with President Macron , undermining claims it will act as a deterrent.

Society

1 week ago Home Office not granted permission to challenge ruling on deportation of migrant

Last week, Mr Justice Sheldon granted the man 14 days to make representations to support his trafficking claim.

Events

1 week ago British officials fear Trump could recognise Israeli West Bank settlements

Government insiders say move would be a serious blow to prospect of a two-state solutionMiddle East crisis – live updatesBritish officials fear Donald Trump could recognise Israeli control over illegal settlements on the West Bank in retaliation for the UK, France and others deciding to recognise Palestine.Government insiders believe the US president is considering granting official recognition to the Israeli communities there, which would be a serious blow to achieving a two-state solution. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Judge ‘erred’ in blocking migrant’s removal to France, Court of Appeal told

The Home Office is asking the Court of Appeal for permission to challenge the High Court ruling.

Events

2 w. ago Judges rule against Trump administration on deporting Guatemalan children and Venezuelans

Double defeat protects Venezuelans with temporary protected status and Guatemalan minorsThe Trump administration has been handed a double defeat by judges in immigration cases, barring the executive branch from deporting a group of Guatemalan children and from slashing protections for many Venezuelans in the US.A federal judge on Thursday ordered the administration to refrain from deporting Guatemalan unaccompanied immigrant children with active immigration cases while a legal challenge plays out. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago An immigration judge ordered Mahmoud Khalil deported. What happens now?

An immigration judge in Louisiana has ruled that Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported for not disclosing information on his green card application

Events

2 w. ago Up to 300 Tube staff at risk of being deported as Government faces calls to suspend new visa rules

RMT and TSSA union members protest outside Home Office over ‘knee-jerk’ changes to immigration laws

Politics

2 w. ago Starmer suffers blow as High Court rules man cannot be deported to France

The Home Office has suffered a blow after a High Court ruling that an Eritrean man will not be deported to France on Wednesday under the Government's "one in, one out" scheme

Events

2 w. ago Blow for Keir Starmer as court rules man cannot be deported to France under new deal

The High Court has temporarily blocked the removal of an Eritrean man who was expected to be sent to France under 'one in one out' deal with France to tackle small boat crossings

Economics

4 w. ago Mahmoud Khalil on exile, liberation and Ice detention: ‘It was a clear act of cruelty’

His grandparents survived the Nakba and he fled Assad’s Syria. Khalil is no stranger to political persecution, but not even Trump’s crackdown can silence himWhen a history of resistance to the lurching authoritarianism of Donald Trump’s second presidency is written, it could well begin on 11 April 2025, inside a small immigration courtroom in remote, central Louisiana.It was there, in the early afternoon, that a slight young man dressed in a blue uniform jumpsuit spoke calmly but directly to the new administration – away from the gaze of television cameras and 1,000 miles (1,610km) from his friends and family. Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate and Palestinian organiser, had been arrested a month earlier – snatched from the lobby of his Manhattan apartment building as he returned home with his wife. Now, detained in the small town of Jena, he sat before a judge who had just ruled that he was eligible to be deported from the United States purely for his political views....

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