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Immigration Officer Accused of Fraudulently Securing UK Visa in Corruption Probe; Six Other Officers Charged

Six officers charged with migrant theft; one officer allegedly entered the UK by deception while serving in immigration. Court hearing set for Jan 29.

International Business Times UK

‘Too good to be true’: parents warned to check before they buy amid flood of counterfeit toys

Border Force warns knock-off Labubu dolls and similar items can be dangerous, and sales fund criminal networks

The Guardian - UK

Deputy leader Lucy Powell says Labour must ‘stick to manifesto’ over EU customs union, in implicit rebuke to Streeting – as it happened

No 10 has largely played down health secretary’s comments

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First asylum seekers due at Sussex barracks in weeks as council joins legal action against Home Office

Crowborough military base is understood to be being prepared for 540 male migrants to arrive in the New Year as part of the Government's bid to reduce the use of asylum hotels

Evening Standard

First asylum seekers expected to arrive in East Sussex barracks in new year

Government has vowed to end use of asylum hotels and plans to send first men to Crowborough site within weeks

The Guardian - UK

UK asylum seekers not widely abusing modern slavery rules, report finds

Exclusive: Thinktank’s findings undermine successive home secretaries’ statements about misuse of system in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: ‘Frightening’ surge in police officers convicted of sexual offences since Sarah Everard’s murder

Data obtained from police forces in England and Wales show the scale of sexual convictions for police officers, figures the Home Office describes as ‘shameful’

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‘I was left homeless after the Home Office claimed I wasn’t a child – here’s why AI age checks are dangerous for migrants like me’

MIGRANT CRISIS : The Home Office has advertised a £1.3m contract for an algorithm that can ‘accurately predict someone’s age’. One former asylum seeker tells Holly Bancroft why he thinks this could go very wrong

The Independent UK

Met using outdated powers to police pro-Palestine protests, say legal experts

Lawyers argue ‘cumulative disruption’ regulations were quashed in May and should therefore not be used

The Guardian - UK

UK’s first military barracks housing asylum seekers closes after six years

Napier barracks in Folkestone faced multiple problems, from far-right protests to damning ruling over safeguarding issues

The Guardian - UK

Thousands to avoid Christmas on streets as Home Office ordered to delay refugee evictions

Move-on period extended from 28 days to 56 days if person recently granted refugee status is at risk of sleeping rough

The Guardian - UK

How many migrants crossed the Channel yesterday? Dozens more make small boat journey as 2025 total passes 40k

There were 74 arrivals in one boat recorded by the Home Office on Tuesday

Evening Standard

What the media get wrong on the ECHR and ‘the right to family life’

Letter: Retired immigration judge Jane Coker points out that it’s the right to respect for family life that the European convention on human rights protects

The Guardian - UK

Home Office fails to protect vulnerable migrants, high court judge rules

Judgement finds systems designed to protect against inhuman and degrading treatment ‘unlawfully’ failing for years

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Woman who fled rape and torture in DRC wins UK citizenship case after Home Office U-turn

Victory thought to be first under new policy that normally refuses applicants such as refugees who enter illegally

The Guardian - UK

Home Office urged to be transparent about deaths of asylum seekers in its care

Campaigners call for quarterly data to be published in line with other departments instead of FoI route

The Independent UK

Every police force to have specialist rape investigation unit – but not until 2029

Campaigners say it is ‘not acceptable’ that victims will be left with an inconsistent response until 2029

Evening Standard

Met Police faces further officer cuts due to lack of funding

There has already been significant concern around a drop in officer numbers despite a manifesto pledge from Sir Sadiq Khan to increase the figure by 1,300

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The Independent UK

Canadian citizen’s personal details shared with Russian woman in major eVisa data breach

Migrant rights groups call on the data watchdog to investigate ‘unresolved’ problems with eVisa rollout

International Business Times UK

Home Office: New Visa Rules Could Cost UK Economy £2.2bn–£10.8bn Over Five Years

New Home Office visa rules may wipe up to £10.8bn from the UK economy in five years, with central costs at £5.4bn from lost fees and taxes

The Independent UK

Revealed: UK’s ‘racist’ system of stripping citizenship

‘Secretive’ system means citizens are not even informed they have lost their rights, says damning report

The Conversation

What Labour’s migration reforms mean for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers

The UK government’s recently-announced plan to overhaul the asylum system rests on the idea that protection for refugees should be temporary and subject to regular review.

Evening Standard

UK visa restrictions to wipe £10.8 billion from economy, says Home Office assessment

Sweeping immigration reforms will damage the economy, a Home Office impact assessment suggests

The Guardian - UK

UK police forces lobbied to use biased facial recognition technology

Exclusive: System more likely to suggest incorrect matches for images of women and Black people

The Guardian - UK

Biggest reforms to policing since the 1960s ‘being threatened by lack of money’

Home secretary’s plans for a radical reshaping of policing in England and Wales could be delayed due to lack of funds

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