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Seven consecutive days of small boat Channel crossings for first time this year as 1,200 migrants make journey

Some 1,200 migrants have crossed the English Channel so far in March, bringing the 2026 total to 3,409 people

Evening Standard

Mahmood’s new rules will leave refugees in cruel state of uncertainty

Letters: Readers respond to the home secretary’s changes to the asylum system, including the move to make asylum status temporary

The Guardian - UK

British family stranded in Middle East after Foreign Office errors

Nusaybah Sattar and five relatives were kept off evacuation flight despite holding tickets and UK passports

The Guardian - UK

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Housing asylum seekers in military bases will place pressure on local police forces, Home Office admits

Sussex Police in talks with Home Office about extra funding to manage pressures from Crowborough army base

The Independent UK

‘Illegitimacy tax’: new UK border rules for dual nationals throwing lives into chaos

Two women who have lived almost all their lives in UK, but whose British fathers were not married, tell how they are having to battle for British citizenship

The Guardian - UK

Home Office may forcibly remove child asylum seekers from UK in handcuffs

Move is part of scheme to target families for expedited voluntary removals before enforced removal proceedings

The Guardian - UK

UK government ‘effectively allowed’ child sexual abuse, campaigners say

Maggie Oliver Foundation taking action over government’s alleged failure to adopt changes recommended by inquiry

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Sweeping UK visa changes announced by Home Office after 'unacceptably high' abuse of system

Six new countries have had new visa rules placed on them by the Home Office

Evening Standard

Failed asylum seekers will be paid up to £40k to leave the UK, Shabana Mahmood announces

Home Office will detain and deport families with children if they do not accept financial payments to leave

The Independent UK

Young refugee spent winter on London streets due to ‘secret’ hotel eviction rule

Home Office now must give notice of its discretion to extend 28-day deadline, which it did not do for 19-year-old

The Guardian - UK

UK Cracks Down on Student Visas from Sudan, Cameroon, Peru and Myanmar

The UK has imposed an 'emergency brake' on most student visas and skilled work permits from Sudan, Cameroon, Peru, Myanmar and Afghanistan amid claims of widespread asylum system abuse.

International Business Times UK

Home secretary to urge Labour left to back hardline immigration crackdown

Shabana Mahmood insists Labour is 'at the heart of my migration reforms' as she warns against backing the Greens and Reform - but critics accuse home secretary of ‘bullying refugees’ rather than tackling real problems

The Independent UK

Asylum seekers waiting over a year for claim in UK may be allowed to work under new measures

Shabana Mahmood hopes to reduce number of claimants in hotels by enabling them to support themselves

The Guardian - UK

Strict new rules for asylum seekers unveiled by Home Secretary in immigration overhaul

The Home Secretary is set to lay out the strict new rules as part of a Government bid to crack down on illegal migration

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UK halts study visas from four countries to stop students claiming asylum

The British government has imposed an "emergency brake" on visas for students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, in response to what it said was a surge of requests for asylum from people arriving in the United Kingdom to study.

International Business Times UK

Visa Suspension Shock and UK Travel Warnings Spark Fear Amid Iran, Middle East Conflicts

The UK has imposed a sudden visa suspension on Sudan, Myanmar, Cameroon, and Afghanistan, affecting students, businesses, and families.

Evening Standard

‘Unprecedented’ visa bans placed on four nations after asylum applications rocket 470%

The Home Office confirmed an ‘emergency brake’ had been placed on UK student visas for people from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan

The Guardian - UK

Refugee status to be temporary as Shabana Mahmood rips up rules on UK asylum

Home secretary announces 30-month protection limit, with refugees required to leave if their home countries are later judged safe

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The Independent UK

CCTV captured moment Brazilian national left fake stick of dynamite outside MI5 HQ

Julian Valente Pereira had used rolled-up A4 paper, brown masking tape, and string to create the fake dynamite

Evening Standard

CCTV captured moment asylum seeker left fake stick of dynamite outside MI5 HQ

Brazilian national Julian Valente Pereira, 32, staged a protest at the secret services base at Thames House, central London.

Evening Standard

Resident group to file new legal claim over military camp housing asylum seekers

Crowborough Shield, a community interest company, began legal action against the Government last year.

The Guardian - UK

Legal challenge over plan to use East Sussex army camp as asylum housing dismissed

Judge rules that residents cannot challenge a decision before it has been formally made

Evening Standard

Legal challenge over plan to use military camp as asylum accommodation dismissed

The judge told a protest group they had ‘jumped the gun’.

The Independent UK

Does every holiday really have to begin with a tangle of red tape?

TRAVEL INSIDER: In his latest newsletter, Simon Calder explores how travellers are heading abroad to experience political hotspots firsthand, while dual nationals face complex bureaucracy and passport hurdles just to return to the UK

The Independent UK

These airlines will allow UK dual nationals to travel on expired passports

Exclusive: Travellers need a valid passport from another country with details that match the expired document

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