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MoJ to free up cells by deporting more foreign prisoners and axing short terms

Justice secretary planning to remove overseas criminals after six months and give more community sentences in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

Labour accuses new antislavery watchdog of being ‘Conservative patsy’

Commissioner role was vacant for 18 months and is now set to be filled by former Boris Johnson adviser

The Guardian - UK

Asylum seekers being told they will be able to return to Bibby Stockholm barge

The vessel, docked in Portland Port, has been out of use since August.

The Independent UK

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Migrants reveal fear over being told to return to ‘death trap’ Bibby Stockholm after legionella scare

Home Office starts telling asylum seekers they will be moved back onto barge

The Independent UK

Home Office to send asylum seekers back to Bibby Stockholm barge

Notices say people will return to vessel next week, after legionella was found onboard in August

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda ‘tortures and murders’, supreme court asylum plan hearing told

Home Office brings fresh legal challenge after court of appeal ruled UK’s deportation policy unlawful

The Guardian - UK

Timeline of the Channel migrant crisis and Rwanda deportation plan

Taking action to ‘stop small boats’ is one of the Government’s key priorities.

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UK ‘to get access to EU intelligence on migrant crisis in new deal’ – report

Officials in London and Brussels have reportedly concluded the substance of an agreement which is in the ‘final stages’.

The Independent UK

Transgender hate crime rise ‘could be partly down to political discussion’

Religious hate crimes were up by 9% to 9,387 offences, while transgender hate crimes increased by 11%, to 4,732 offences.

The Independent UK

Hate crimes against transgender people hit record high in England and Wales

Increase of 11% in recorded incidents may be due to comments in media and by politicians, says Home Office report

The Guardian - UK

Hate crimes against transgender people hit average of 13 a day

Home Office statistics show that 4,732 hate offences targeting transgender people were reported to forces in the 12 months to the end of March

Evening Standard

Rise in hate crimes against trans people could be fuelled by politicians, Home Office admits

Transgender identity hate crimes rose by 11 per cent in the past year, new figures reveal

The Independent UK

Hero Afghan pilot ‘trapped’ in Home Office hotel and facing homelessness as government drags heels

Air force lieutenant who fled the Taliban to UK in small boat facing imminent homelessness if he cannot find anywhere to stay

The Independent UK

More than 50,000 refugees ‘could be homeless this winter’ as Home Office speeds up evictions

Some refugees get as little as seven days to find alternative accommodation before they are evicted from hotels

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Asylum backlog clearance efforts could make people destitute, Red Cross warns

The charity criticised changes it said the Government has made to the period of time refugees are given to move out of asylum accommodation.

The Independent UK

Migrants sexually harassed and injured in ‘unsafe’ Home Office detention centre

Almost half of those held at Yarl’s Wood removal centre have had suicidal thoughts

Evening Standard

Small boat arrivals in 2023 pass 25,000 after 472 arrived on Monday

An average of around 52 people per boat crossed the Channel on Monday.

The Conversation

Shop theft has been building for years – here's how to tackle retail crime and keep workers safe

Retail giants like Boots, Tesco and Primark are pushing for Home Office action after violent incidents and abuse against shop staff almost doubled since the COVID pandemic. Retail crime cost UK shops £1.76 billion in the year to April 2023, according to the British Retail Consortium.

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The Guardian - UK

Charities warn of refugee homelessness crisis in England this winter

People granted right to remain could end up sleeping rough in makeshift camps after accelerated Home Office evictions

The Guardian - UK

Charity challenges home secretary’s claims about ‘economic migrants’

Refugee Council study suggests asylum claims by three out of four crossing Channel would be granted

The Guardian - UK

The only way to stop small boat crossings

Letter: Desperate migrants are crossing the Channel by boat because they have no other choice, writes former Home Office caseworker Nigel Clarke

The Guardian - UK

Come with me to a Home Office centre for disabled asylum seekers. See Britain’s hidden shame

Leaving disabled asylum seekers to rot in an old care home is the system working as intended, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK

Refugee activist’s house in Home Office raid for ‘unknown illegal persons’

Campaigner Tony Pierre is demanding answers as to why his home was searched by immigration officers without a warrant

The Guardian - UK

UK outspends rest of Europe on housing asylum seekers by at least 40% a person

Exclusive: Report by aid campaign One finds costs now take up nearly a third of the official aid budget

The Independent UK

Home Office admits failings after Julian Assange’s friend dies in Belmarsh prison following deportation threat

Exclusive: Manoel Santos had lived in the UK for 20 years and was kept in high-security prison on immigration powers

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