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Taskforce to pursue lawyers who ‘coach’ clients to lie on UK asylum applications

Move designed to demonstrate PM’s commitment to ‘stop the boats’ policy criticised by legal experts

The Guardian - UK

How Biden broke his promise to stop using private prisons for migrants, as detention levels soar

President campaigned on ending private immigrant detention, but has increased use of it compared to Trump

The Independent UK

OPINION - ‘Small boats week’ suggests Tories have settled on a core vote strategy

Government is difficult but there is at least one basic principle to political communication: talk about popular things. If the economy is growing, that’s all that matters. If exam results are up, what could be more important than our children’s education? If NHS waiting lists are falling, this is evidence…

Evening Standard

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How governor Greg Abbott is using an obscure ‘invasion’ legal theory for a border power grab in Texas

Legal experts say the governor is twisting the Constitution, but that hasn’t stopped him from ramping up military action at the border, Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK

Contentious barge docked on UK coast begins hosting first migrants

Britain on Monday began housing migrants on board a barge docked off the southwest English coast, in its latest controversial immigration policy that has drawn heavy criticism from locals and rights campaigners.

Radio France Internationale

Eagle Pass residents sour on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star

After initially supporting the governor’s efforts to stem illegal immigration, many residents say Operation Lone Star has gone too far.

The Texas Tribune

‘Unscrupulous’ landlords and bosses accepting undocumented workers face fine surges

Home Office argues ‘illegal working and renting are significant pull factors for migrants crossing the Channel’

The Independent UK

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Fines to rise sharply for illegal housing or employment of asylum seekers in UK

Government announces higher penalties from next year in attempt to reduce ‘pull factors’ for people making small boat crossings

The Guardian - UK

First asylum seekers set to be housed on barge 'in coming days'

The first asylum seekers will go on to the Bibby Stockholm barge “in the coming days”, the immigration minister has said after a series of…

The National (Scotland)

Asylum seekers to be housed on Bibby barge ‘in coming days’, minister says

Robert Jenrick insisted the vessel is ‘safe’ after the firefighters’ union claimed it is a ‘potential deathtrap’

Evening Standard

Labour would use barges to temporarily house asylum seekers, says Stephen Kinnock

Shadow immigration minister says party would have no choice but to deal with ‘mess we inherit’ from Tories

The Guardian - UK

Labour would use asylum seeker barges temporarily while tackling cases backlog

Shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock confirmed the policy.

The Independent UK

Home Office rejects Nigerian man’s right to stay in UK over links to countries he’s never visited

Exclusive: Decision letter riddled with errors included immigration history for a different person

The Independent UK

Jamaican ex-banker wins right to remain in UK after ‘unlawful’ Home Office detention

Exclusive: ‘This unnecessary situation imposed upon us by the Home Office is finally over, although it will never be forgotten’

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The Independent UK

Texas separates migrant families, detaining fathers on trespassing charges in latest border move

Texas officials say state police officers separated migrant families along the border with Mexico by detaining fathers on trespassing charges and turning over mothers and children to federal agencies

Reason

Cato's Green Card Game Dramatizes the Incredible Difficulty of Legal Immigration

The game enables you to develop a would-be immigrant character with a wide range of possible characteristics and see whether you can get him or her admitted into the United States.

The Conversation

Biden's answer to Mexican border crisis might slow crossings but is not winning support

President Joe Biden has been negotiating a new deal with Mexico in the hope of mediating the long-running immigration crisis on the US southern border.

The National (Scotland)

SNP MP welcomes home constituents after 'long and difficult journey' from Sudan

AN SNP MP has welcomed the safe return of three of his constituents from war-torn Sudan as he hit out at the immigration system being “not fit…

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The Hindu

U.K. Sikh MP Tanmanjeet Dhesi stopped at Amritsar airport for two hours

“United Kingdom MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi was allegedly stopped for around two hours by immigration officials after he landed at the Shri Guru Ramdas ji International Airport in Amritsar on August 3,” police sources said.

The Independent UK

US expands curfews for asylum-seeking families to 13 cities as an alternative to detention

U.S. authorities are sharply expanding the reach of curfews for the heads of asylum-seeking families while they wait for initial screenings after crossing the border

Evening Standard

Outsourcer Serco lands another £280m in contracts because of higher immigration demand

The outsourcing firm said an increase in the number of migrants thhat have to be processed led to the new deals

Radio France Internationale

EU border agency reports spike in illegal immigration

The European Union's border agency Frontex says that illegal immigration into the EU rose by ten percent in the first half of 2023 compared to a year ago, with Mediterranean routes accounting for most of the arrivals.

WEKU

Sales are way down at a Florida flea market. A new immigration law could be to blame.

Florida's new strict immigration law threatens the state's economy and could hurt political ambitions for some GOP candidates. Vendors at a popular flea market are already seeing the impacts.

WEKU

Communities of faith welcome migrants caught in polarized immigration debate

When migrants from Latin America were flown from Texas and dropped off in Sacramento with nowhere to go, a group of congregations came together to care for them.

WEKU

They fought alongside the U.S. — now this female Afghan military platoon is in limbo

After the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, members of the Female Tactical Platoon came to America under a temporary humanitarian program. Many are now in immigration limbo.

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