Sacked UK borders inspector tells MPs he was removed ‘for doing his job’ David Neal criticises ‘shocking leadership’ at Home Office, as charities say asylum system is at risk The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2024
Mother warns of toll on children's mental health from Home Office visa rule changes Children’s mental health could suffer as parents face separation under increased family visa salary requirements, warns mother and campaigner Jane Yilmaz Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2024
Jamaican man to be deported from UK after previous attempt was halted by fellow passengers Lawrence Morgan has convictions for firearms and drugs offences and has lived in the UK since he was six The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2024
Hundreds jailed for coming to UK in small boats to claim asylum, says report Study says prosecutions include children and victims of trafficking and torture The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2024
Prosecutors target smuggled people who were forced to pilot small boats Campaigners say Ibrahima Bah should be treated as a victim of trafficking after he was forced to steer a boat. Instead he faces at least six years in jail The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2024
Home Office contractor suspends staff after ‘Israel’ defaced on birth certificate Sopra Steria launches investigation after father’s birth country scribbled out and document torn The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2024
Public left ‘at risk’ over UK counter-terrorism strategy, says Prevent review author William Shawcross says Home Office ignored key recommendations and more attention should be paid to Islamist extremism The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2024
Bournemouth’s loss is Liga’s gain as Íñigo Pérez’s Rayo hold Real Madrid A Home Office ruling, a Brexit benefit, meant Andoni Iraola’s assistant stayed at Rayo Vallecano to Real’s detriment The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2024
English test scandal: students wrongly accused of cheating launch legal action Overseas students seek compensation from Home Office for unlawful detention and loss of earnings after it cancelled visas The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2024
Black mental health patients more likely to be injured at hands of police Latest figures show racial disparity in use-of-force incidents among inpatients in England The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2024
Home Office warned of violence and arson risks at Essex airbase holding asylum seekers Exclusive: Immigration watchdog says ‘hopelessness caused by boredom’ at Wethersfield site will inevitably lead to harm The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2024
Man found dead on Bibby Stockholm was ‘tricked’ on to barge, says support worker ‘Closed quasi-detention conditions’ mean death of Leonard Farruku should be examined, lawyers say The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2024
Woman told to leave UK despite court ruling she has right to live with family Home Office criticised for ‘shameful’ move to separate Malwattege Peiris from husband and 10-year-old son The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2024
Home Office test scandal students to pitch Mr Bates-inspired TV drama Group believe dramatisation could help ignite wider interest in ‘huge injustice that most people still don’t know about’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2024
Evening Standard · Feb 14, 2024 British mum-of-three warns 'right to fall in love with foreigner only for the rich' as Home Office visa changes set to separate her family Petitions calling for family visa changes to be scrapped are being presented to Downing Street on Valentine’s Day
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024 ‘97% seemed absurd’: Labour’s Stephen Timms on the English test scandal that wrecked lives The London MP has battled to get the Home Office to take responsibility for its mistaken allegations of cheating against many thousands of overseas students
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024 Judge criticises Home Office errors in Palestinian refugee’s visa case Home secretary apologises to Chevening scholar Amena El Ashkar who was denied visa to study at LSE
Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2024 What is the Home Office English-language test scandal? Students launch legal action Overseas students are seeking financial compensation for wrongful arrest, false imprisonment, loss of earnings, and damage to their mental health
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024 English test scandal: reprieve plan was derailed by government reshuffle Sajid Javid had wanted review process for international students who believed their visas had been wrongly cancelled
The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2024 The Guardian view on the Home Office English test scandal: a lesson in political cruelty Editorial: A draconian blanket response to evidence of cheating by some international students in the early 2010s was flawed and unjust
The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2024 What is the Home Office English test scandal? Tens of thousands of students lost their visas after a TV exposé of cheating a decade ago. Many say they were wrongly accused
The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2024 ‘It destroyed my life’: the students accused of cheating in English tests Four people accused of cheating by the Home Office describe how their lives have been upended by the allegation
The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2024 English test scandal: students renew fight to clear names after 10 years Exclusive: Push follows new evidence that raises questions over Home Office’s cheating accusations against 35,000 international students
The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2024 UK home secretary apologises over unlawful detention of Bahraini activist Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei receives compensation from government after being stopped at Gatwick
The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2024 Italian man removed from UK despite post-Brexit Home Office certificate Massimiliano Melargo, who was stopped at airport, has permission to enter and leave UK while awaiting settlement decision