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The government is attempting to overrule the supreme court by passing a new law.
The High Court judges unanimously held that a person must be released from immigration detention where there is no real prospect of them being deported in the foreseeable future.
The government of Rwanda must commit to eliminating the forced return of refugees and asylum seekers.
The White Paper’s proposals are vague and seek to solve problems that are not about immigration.
The Welsh government has taken steps to ensure that the Welsh language plays a more prominent role in welcoming refugees and migrants.
Leaving the European convention on human rights would not automatically make the Rwanda plan lawful or easier to implement.
Elon Musk’s visit to the U.S.-Mexico border played into false tropes that paint asylum seekers as dangerous criminals.
Canada has cultivated a reputation for being welcoming toward refugees. However, a new pilot program risks jeopardizing that reputation by making asylum seekers prove their economic worth.
Migrants who cross the treacherous Darien Gap between Panama and Colombia often experience violence and abuse, extortion or detention by migration authorities.
Eleven years is far too long for a final decision on asylum claims. The government’s vision is for a new system that will be both faster and fairer.
The numbers on how many asylum seekers the UK accepts.
Overcrowding is associated with many other mental and physical health concerns.
Semi-carceral facilities accommodating irregular migrants are designed to be hostile spaces that expose people to substandard conditions and keep them on the move, detached from wider society.
Helping our Southeast Asian neighbours make conditions better for refugees there will reduce the need for them to make dangerous journeys elsewhere.
Migration arrangements like the Rwanda plan have existed for well over a century.
A recap of our expert analysis of the UK’s new migration law.
The government has claimed that irregular migrants are falsely claiming to be victims of modern slavery to avoid being deported, but there is little evidence to support this.
Capturing biometric data helps UN agencies and other groups avoid the risk of fraud and increase efficiency. But the practice is complicated and has created security risks for vulnerable groups.
The illegal migration bill makes much of the Nationality and Borders Act redundant.
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