The ban on international students bringing family with them to the UK is producing a 'much bigger fall than the government expected' on overall immigration numbers, the head of the Migration Advisory Committee says.

Professor Brian Bell says Rishi Sunak now has a 'fighting…

The Migration Advisory Committee has recommended the government retains the graduate visa route in its current form.

It delivers a fresh headache for Rishi Sunak as he searches for further measures to cut immigration.

Tory MPs like Suella Braverman's and Robert Jenrick want…

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The first Rwanda deportation flights could take off as early as June 24, according to court documents submitted by the Government Legal Department: thetimes.co.uk/article/keir-s…

In a speech on Labour's small boats policy in Dover, Keir Starmer says he has no doubt the government will manage to get Rwanda flights off the ground.

But he argues it won't work to deter migrant crossings.

Labour says it will seek to rejoin the EU's Eurodac fingerprinting database which identifies asylum seekers and illegal migrants.

It says this will enable the Home Office to quickly identify individuals who have already been rejected for asylum in Europe and fast-track their…

Just six weeks ago the National Cyber Security Centre published new advice on using 'strong passwords'.

It said weak passwords often contain 'a run of numbers'!
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Natalie Elphicke's journey to supporting Labour's small boats policy started at least six months ago...

Following the Supreme Court judgement ruling the Rwanda policy unlawful, she called on the PM to ditch it altogether and prioritise the bilateral relationship with France:

Excl: Prisoners will be released 70 days early under another extension of an emergency scheme to relieve pressure on overcrowded jails

Ministers quietly authorised the move without any formal announcement

Email leaked to The Times and The Sunday Times says it'll take effect on May 23:…

During Birmingham City’s pitch invasion to commemorate their relegation, a blues fan scored an absolute screamer 🤣🤣🤣

Excl: This is the booklet handed to migrants detained for Rwanda flights.

- Describes Rwanda as “a generally safe and secure country”
- Pinpoints where Rwanda is on a map of Africa
- Extols the virtues of Rwanda in the style of a tourist brochure, describing it as “the land of…

the chief coroner has castigated the government for the 'unacceptable level of avoidable delay within the coroner service'. Report ⬇️by Matt Dathan thetimes.co.uk/article/grievi…

Labour has said it will consider the asylum claims of 90,000+ migrants who have entered the UK illegally since March 2023 if it wins the election.

They are currently barred from the asylum system thanks to the Illegal Migration Act.

They are stuck in limbo, unable to claim…

Breaking: The first individuals identified for deportation to Rwanda have been detained by the Home Office, the department has announced.

The first migrants identified for deportation to Rwanda are expected to be detained from today onwards.

There are a lot of unanswered questions... Where will they be detained? How many will be detained? How long for? How will the Home Office track those who abscond?

In this…