The Home Office has come under fire after it emerged that fewer than half of immigration detainees depart the country when they leave detention. In a scathing report, the Commons
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Dozens of people facing deportation from the UK this week have had their removal put on hold after the High Court temporarily blocked a controversial Home Office policy. Campaign group
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There are calls for more support for people refused asylum in Scotland, with many struggling to feed themselves, according to a new report. The Scottish Refugee Council said there were
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Council spending on care for child asylum-seekers has almost doubled in four years, according to the Local Government Association. It said figures show councils in England spent £152.4 million in
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A network of groups has been created to help integrate refugees into communities across Scotland. New Scots Connect will provide tools and information about organisations around the country which are
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Immigration Minister Caroline Nokes has lifted the barrier for 260 child refugees to come to the UK. Ms Nokes made the announcement that she was removing the cut-off date criterion
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Councils may pull out of a scheme for housing asylum seekers after carrying a “disproportionate share” of the costs and pressures, a Commons report has warned. MPs claimed local authorities
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Indefinite detention of refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants “should put us to shame”, a Labour MP has said. Tulip Siddiq (pictured) told MPs that detaining people indefinitely was a “blight
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Ministers have revealed 49 people deported to Commonwealth countries have not been contacted by the Windrush task force, leading MPs to claim the Home Office “hasn’t learned anything” from the
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The number of people held in immigration detention has fallen to the lowest level since comparable records started nearly a decade ago, Government figures show. There were 2,049 detainees at
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