More than 60 London Underground staff could lose their jobs and face deportation due to a change in the Government’s immigration rules, it can be revealed.
The bulk of the affected staff came to the UK on skilled worker visas and currently work in Tube stations.more
There is strong support in European Union countries for a program to send migrants who have entered Europe illegally to centers outside the EU, Danish Immigration Minister Kaare Dybvad told the Financial Times. He listed Poland among the countries supporting the idea.more
The first migrants have been detained under the UK's new "one in, one out" deportation deal with France after crossing the English Channel.
Pictures showed the migrants wearing life jackets disembarking from Border Force boats in Dover on Wednesday, the first day the pilot scheme came into force.more
Home Secretary considers limiting number of workers that companies can recruit from abroad for jobs where there is an official shortage, writes 'Telegraph'.more
YouTube videos advising potential migrants on how to use an uncommon visa scheme to bring their family to Britain have been viewed tens of thousands of times.
Content creators on YouTube have been offering advice on how to enter the country using the charity visa route, which allows people to volunteer abroad in the UK for up to a year.more
Some migrants arriving in the UK on small boats will be detained and returned to France under the deal agreed with French President Emmanuel Macron.
In return, the UK will accept asylum seekers who have not tried to cross and can pass security and eligibility checks.more
The United Kingdom announced yesterday that individuals advertising illegal border crossings or the sale of fake passports on social media face up to five years in prison. According to the British government, the new law will help combat human trafficking gangs.more
An extreme nationalist group pursuing white supremacy has purchased land near the village of Llanafan Fawr in Wales to build a housing estate, the Times reported yesterday. The British right-wing party Reform UK confirmed that these activists are being vetted to prevent them from joining its ranks.more
Fifteen people have been arrested after protests across England outside hotels used to house asylum seekers.
Anti-migrant groups and counter demonstrators clashed in London and Newcastle, and before a march in Manchester city centre.more
Two anti-migrant protesters at a hotel in Epping, eastern England, and a counter-protester were arrested yesterday, Essex Police said. An anti-migrant protest also took place outside a centre for asylum seekers in London.more
More than half of the public think Islam is not compatible with British values, according to a survey.
The YouGov polling also found that four in 10 feel Muslim immigrants have a negative impact on the UK.more
446 people were charged with illegally crossing the English Channel by boat between July 2024 and June 2025, according to "The Times", citing data from the British Home Office. This is less than 1% of all migrants who arrived in the UK during that period.more
The Home Office will share more data - including the location of asylum hotels - with Just Eat, Deliveroo and Uber Eats, in a bid to crackdown on illegal working.more
In Roosendaal, in the south of the Netherlands, thousands of illegally accommodated workers from Central and Eastern Europe live in extremely poor conditions, according to the daily newspaper ‘de Volkskrant’ . Tenants pay hundreds of euros for a place on a mattress, often without access to electricity, heating or water.more
Anyone complicit in facilitating people smuggling to the UK will be at risk of having their assets frozen and being banned from travelling to Britain, under new powers announced by the Foreign Secretary today.more
The Belgian government has approved a significant increase in the citizenship fee, and instead of €150, naturalization applicants will have to pay €1,000. This is one of the changes introduced as part of a migration package described by the government as "the toughest asylum policy in the country's history."more
Data showing the immigration status of those claiming universal credit (UC) - a benefit designed to help both employed and unemployed people with living costs - has been published for the first time.
In June, nearly eight million people received universal credit, 83.6% of whom were British and Irish nationals.more
The statement of changes to the immigration rules HC 836, published on 24 June, will amend the definition of “continuous qualifying period” in Annex 1 of Appendix EU from 16 July to offer an another way for a pre-settled status holder to complete a five year continuous residence period.more
The UK is a “powder keg” of social tensions, with a third of people rarely meeting anyone from different backgrounds, research has found.
A report from the thinktank British Future and the social cohesion group Belong Network found that a year on from last summer’s riots, there was a risk of unrest being reignited unless urgent action was taken to address issues of polarisation and division.
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The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will be able to deport migrants to countries other than their country of origin with just six hours' notice, Reuters reported yesterday, quoting a memo from acting ICE chief Todd Lyons.more
A pilot programme to tackle illegal immigration across the Channel and the coordination of the UK and French nuclear deterrent were the main findings announced yesterday following talks between British PM Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron.more
Kemi Badenoch will call for foreign nationals to be barred from claiming disability and sickness benefits, as she sets out plans for tighter curbs on welfare.
In a speech on Thursday, the Tory leader will describe Britain's benefits bill as a "ticking time bomb" that could "collapse the economy".more
The Dutch House of Representatives has approved two bills tightening asylum law. They include a dual-status system for refugees. The proposal to criminalize illegal stay has sparked controversy and has been referred to the Council of State for an opinion.more
On 24 June 2025, the UK Government issued a new Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules, introducing key updates that will impact a wide range of applicants. These include changes to the EU Settlement Scheme, 10-year long residence route, private and family life route, and several other visa categories.more
The Home Office does not know whether foreign workers are leaving the UK or staying to work illegally after their visas expire, a cross-party committee of MPs has said.
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which scrutinises government spending, said the Home Office had failed to analyse exit checks since the skilled worker visa route was introduced in 2020 under the Conservatives.more
