52 h. ago Convicted Somalian knife attacker wins human rights case to stay in UK because his clan faces persecution in his home country

Abdilahi Essa Darwish, 41, was jailed for violence and wielding a blade in 2021 but  has since won an immigration case after an asylum tribunal ruled he may come to harm if he is sent back.

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6 d. ago Illegal migrant who arrived in the UK in 2000 before being convicted of fraud and imprisoned cannot be deported as she has lived here too long, immigration court rules

Joyce Baidoo, 57, has been in the UK without permission since 2000 and was ordered to leave by the Home Office in 2007 after being jailed for 10 months for using false identify documents.

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7 d. ago Immigration court ruled a Sudanese asylum seeker with a deep voice and 'very hairy legs' was a child as physical attributes are 'not a useful indicator for age'

The decision is said to have overruled a Home Office assessment who claimed his physical appearance 'strongly suggested' he was 'over 18' and that he was likely to be around 24.

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7 d. ago Trump can revoke humanitarian protections for 500,000 immigrants, Supreme Court rules

Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson warns ‘devastating consequences’ could follow for tens of thousands of people stripped of legal status

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3 w. ago Refugee charities demand meeting with Yvette Cooper after sweeping changes to immigration rules

Exclusive: More than 100 charities and civil society groups call for ‘meaningful dialogue’ with home secretary after tough new immigration plans unveiled

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3 w. ago Eluned Morgan's warning over impact immigration changes could have on Wales

The First Minister said she refused to use 'divisive' language about immigration as she warned the new rules could bring 'challenges'

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3 w. ago In numbers: New immigration rules could make UK citizenship harder to attain than US or Australian

The changes could make British citizenship among the toughest to acquire in the anglophone world, with a decade-long wait to apply

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3 w. ago CHRISTINA MCANEA: 'Care sector would have collapsed years ago without overseas workers'

UNISON General Secretary Christina McAnea writes for The Mirror as Keir Starmer's government announces major changes to immigration rules for care workers

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3 w. ago Nurses, universities and some Labour MPs criticise Government's new immigration rules

The GMB union said plans to scrap care visas could be ‘catastrophic’ for the sector

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3 w. ago UK politics live: Starmer warned he is ‘laying the groundwork for Farage’ after immigration speech

Labour MPs condemn Starmer’s speech as ‘shameful and dangerous’

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3 w. ago UK politics live: Minister denies Starmer’s ‘island of strangers’ comment is anti

Labour MP Nadia Whittome condemns Starmer’s speech as ‘shameful and dangerous’

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3 w. ago Visas crackdown: New rules for foreign workers and higher salary thresholds revealed in immigration shake

Restricted permits for low skilled jobs, new rules for family visas, higher wage requirements and degrees needed for foreign workers are among the measures revealed

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer's immigration crackdown: What are Labour's stricter new rules?

Sir Keir Starmer talked tough at today's Downing Street press conference, but what is he actually planning to do in practice?

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3 w. ago UK politics live: Starmer condemned over ‘island of strangers’ speech after tightening immigration rules

Starmer announces every area of UK’s immigration system will be tightened

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3 w. ago UK politics live: Starmer vows to cut immigration ‘significantly’ by end of his first parliament

Starmer announces every area of UK’s immigration system will be tightened

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3 w. ago UK politics live: Starmer vows to ‘take back control of borders’ as he unveils tighter immigration rules

Starmer announces every area of UK’s immigration system will be tightened

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3 w. ago 'Absolute astonishment' The strict immigration plans announced by Keir Starmer

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says all areas of immigration will be tightened up.

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3 w. ago Starmer immigration speech live: PM to unveil stricter migration rules at Downing Street press conference

Starmer to announce every area of UK’s immigration system will be tightened

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3 w. ago Watch live: Keir Starmer announces stricter migration rules in major immigration crackdown

Watch live as Keir Starmer announces new measures designed to slash net migration in the UK.

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3 w. ago Tough new rules to make it harder for immigrants to become British

Migrants will have to wait up to 10 years in a series of changes designed to reduce immigration

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