The Latest Breaking News from Home Office

UK asylum backlog lower since Rwanda plan scrapped, figures show

Refugee Council says nearly 120,000 people await case processing with 63,000 set to be granted asylum by Labour government

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2024

Home Office to use secret number plate cameras across Europe to track migrant smugglers

The automatic number plate recognition cameras will be deployed on routes in Europe suspected of being used by people traffickers

Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2024

Ukrainian mother’s desperate plea for children to join her in UK after Home Office refusal

Exclusive: Maria Kondratska has been refused permission by the Home Office to bring her children, aged 11 and 15, to the UK

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2024

Children being traumatised at Gatwick deportation centre, finds watchdog

Assessment finds detention unit is subjecting families to ‘unnecessary suffering’ amid lengthy Home Office delays

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2024

UK immigration laws ‘cannot be uncoupled from racism’, say minority ethnic MPs

Twenty-five MPs tell home secretary ‘urgent reflection’ is needed after report on origins of Windrush scandal

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2024

Number of rough sleepers in Islington doubles in a year

The committee also heard a significant number of the new rough sleepers are those evicted from Home Office hotels

Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2024

Irregular migration into UK and large European countries is same as 2008, research shows

Despite hostile political discourse about migrants, the numbers are steady, at less than 1% of total population

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2024

People who have lived in UK for decades fear being ‘locked out’ by eVisas

Physical documents proving residence rights to be replaced by online visas at end of year despite functionality concerns

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2024

Total of 973 migrants cross Channel in busiest day of year so far

The crossings were made in 17 boats on the same day four people died off the coast of France.

Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2024

Major new plan to smash criminal people smuggling gangs agreed by UK and G7 nations

More than 25,000 people have crossed the Channel in small boats this year, according to Home Office data

Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2024