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British PM Rishi Sunak admitted yesterday that deportations of illegal migrants to Rwanda would not start before the general election, which he has set for 4 July. He also denied that he had set such a date for the vote for fear of a return of inflation and another wave of migrant crossings across the Channel expected in the summer.more

A retired 74-year-old Ghanaian man who has lived in the UK for nearly 50 years must wait a decade before the Home Office will let him stay permanently. Nelson Shardey, from Wallasey in Wirral, had for many years assumed he was officially seen as British.more

The number of illegal immigrants who have entered the UK across the English Channel since the beginning of this year - a 4.5-month period - is already higher than in any full five months in previous years, according to the latest figures.more

A terrorist who stabbed a stranger to death in an attack motivated by the conflict in Gaza has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 44 years.more

The British government has a chance to reduce net migration from the current almost 700,000 before this year's elections to the House of Commons. annually to the level of 150-200 thousand. - says prof. Brian Bell, the government's chief migration adviser, is quoted today by the Daily Telegraph and the Daily Express.more

The British government has announced a significant expansion of the categories of people who can be deported to Rwanda. Illegal immigrants who applied for asylum in Great Britain, but it was rejected, will also be able to be sent to this country.more

There are fewer and fewer children in Austria who speak German as their mother tongue in everyday life. Research shows that many of them have serious problems at school because of this. The situation is the worst in Vienna, where German is the first language of only 30 percent. students.more

Ireland's decision to slash welfare payments for Ukrainian refugees in state accommodation will impact close to one third of the 86,000 people who fled Russia's invasion and remain in Ireland, Finance Minister Michael McGrath said on Wednesday.more

Poland will not accept any migrants under the migration pact, assured Prime Minister Donald Tusk. He added that Poland accepted hundreds of thousands. migrants in connection with the Russian-Ukrainian war and tens of thousands migrants from Belarus.more

Immigrants from Asia and Latin America, despite language barriers and a long employment process, show great willingness to work in Poland. Their number has increased several times over the past five years - according to a study by EWL Group and the Eastern Europe Study Center at the University of Warsaw.more

The future Labor government will create a new special unit to fight illegal immigration, which will have powers similar to those of anti-terrorist units, but will not continue the deportation program to Rwanda, its leader Keir Starmer announced yesterday.more

Mass immigration to Great Britain has not resulted in an increase in the country's wealth or significant fiscal benefits, but it is causing increasing pressure on housing and public benefits - says the Center for Policy Studies (CPS) affiliated with the Conservative Party in a report published yesterday.more

The British government would be prepared to offer Ireland a share in a programme to deport migrants to Rwanda as a solution to the dispute between the two countries over returning them, the British 'Daily Telegraph' newspaper revealed yesterday. Ireland, meanwhile, is unwilling to accept such an offer.more

The Irish government's threat to send police officers to the border with Northern Ireland to stop the uncontrolled flow of illegal immigrants is further evidence of Dublin's exacerbating relationship with London. The fact that Ireland eventually backed down does not change this.more

Forty-five people were arrested in south London yesterday when a group of activists prevented the transfer of asylum seekers from a hotel to the barge 'Bibby Stockholm', moored in a port in southern England. Clashes with police ensued during the protest, which lasted for hours.more

The convoy arrived just after sunrise: a stream of police vehicles, council trucks, mounted cranes and coaches, ready to dismantle a tent city of migrants and refugees in the heart of Dublin that had become too big, too visible, too political.more

Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats have committed to introducing extra security checks to crack down on riders working illegally, the Government has said. Workers in the gig economy are self-employed and have the right to substitute another rider to carry out jobs.more

The UK Home Office said yesterday that the detention of illegal immigrants singled out for deportation to Rwanda under an agreement with the country had begun.more

The UK has returned its first illegal immigrant to Rwanda, in line with a deportation agreement with the country, 'The Sun' newspaper revealed last night.more

The Irish government yesterday backed the passing of an emergency bill to recognise the UK as a safe third country, which would allow illegal immigrants coming from there to be sent back to the UK. This is another development in the escalating dispute between the two countries.more

Every year, tens of thousands of Poles apply for a visa lottery to try to fulfill their American dream. This year, applicants will learn the results on May 4. The chances of winning are small, less than 1%, but you must also remember that this is not the only option for legally moving to the USA.more

The Home Office has admitted losing contact with thousands of migrants set to be deported to Rwanda - with claims they could have fled to Ireland. An internal document revealed that officials are only in touch with 2,143 of the 5,700 people earmarked to be on the first flights to the African state. more

There is a growing dispute between the UK and Ireland over the return of illegal immigrants. The Irish government wants Britain to take back migrants arriving from there fearing deportation to Rwanda. London says it will not agree until it can send them back to France.more

Immigration from Central and Eastern Europe, which began with the 2004 EU enlargement, later contributed to some extent to the UK's withdrawal from the Community, but was not the decisive factor, according to Professor Aleks Szczerbiak, a political scientist at the University of Sussex.more

Ireland’s government has told Rishi Sunak it will send asylum seekers back to the UK in a growing diplomatic row over the Tory Rwanda law. UK and Irish ministers are due to meet in London after Justice Minister Helen McEntee claimed the number of asylum seekers crossing from Northern Ireland is now higher than 80% due to a shift in migration patterns in recent months.more