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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
George Lithgow

Home Office warned legal migration rules overhaul risks leaving 300,000 children ‘in limbo’

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood set out new proposals in November (James Manning/PA) - (PA Wire)

More than 300,000 children living in the UK could be left "in limbo" if the Home Office proceeds with its shake-up of legal migration rules, a think tank has warned.

The Home Secretary outlined proposals in November to end automatic settlement status after five years.

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